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Household of Benjamin Metcalfe (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Metcalfe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Metcalfe, born in 1844 in Bowling, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Hannah Metcalfe, born in 1846 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen A (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Isabella (born 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, John Greenhough, born in 1815 in Bowling, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Metcalfe's household

Male

Benjamin

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Hannah

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Ellen A

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

John W

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Walter

Metcalfe

Son
Male

John

Greenhough

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bowling, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Metcalfe

Head

Married

37

1844

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ellen A

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John W

Metcalfe

Son

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Metcalfe

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John

Greenhough

Lodger

Widower

66

1815

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

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