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Household of Benjamin Metcalf (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Metcalf and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Metcalf, born in 1817 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Alice A Metcalf, born in 1827 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Alice A, born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, James (born 1854 in London, Surrey, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Rose (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Richard H (born 1856 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Benjamin Metcalf's household

Male

Benjamin

Metcalf

Head
Female

Alice A

Metcalf

Wife
Female

Alice A

Metcalf

Daughter
Male

James

Mahoney

Lodger
Female

Rose

Husk

Lodger
Male

Richard H

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Metcalf
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Metcalf

Head

Married

64

1817

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alice A

Metcalf

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Mahoney

Lodger

Single

27

1854

London, Surrey, England

Rose

Husk

Lodger

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Richard H

Williams

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Chester, Cheshire, England

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