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Household of Benjamin Lye (born 1845, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Benjamin Lye and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Lye, born in 1845 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Lye, born in 1837 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1874 in Congleton, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1875 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Henry (born 1879 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Step Daughter, Selina (born 1857 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), Benjamin's Step Daughter, Harriet (born 1863 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), Benjamin's Step Son, Thomas (born 1867 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Benjamin's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1870 in Congleton, Cheshire, England) and Benjamin's Visitor, John (born 1811 in Congleton, Cheshire, England).


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Benjamin Lye's household

Male

Benjamin

Lye

Head
Female

Ann

Lye

Wife
Female

Selina

Wood

Step Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wood

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wood

Step Son
Female

Jane

Wood

Step Daughter
Male

John

Lye

Son
Female

Annie

Lye

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wood

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Wood

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Jackson

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Lye
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Lye

Head

Married

36

1845

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Ann

Lye

Wife

Married

44

1837

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Selina

Wood

Step Daughter

Single

24

1857

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Wood

Step Daughter

Single

18

1863

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Wood

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Jane

Wood

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Congleton, Cheshire, England

John

Lye

Son

Single

7

1874

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Annie

Lye

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Henry

Wood

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Alice

Wood

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Jackson

Visitor

Married

70

1811

Congleton, Cheshire, England

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