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Household of Benjamin Midgley (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Todmorden, 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 Midgley and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Midgley, born in 1835 in Wandsworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; William Hy, born 1861 in Wandsworth, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother In Law, Nancy Bairstow, born in 1814 in Overtown, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Midgley's household

Male

Benjamin

Midgley

Head
Male

William Hy

Midgley

Son
Female

Nancy

Bairstow

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Midgley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wandsworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Midgley

Head

Widower

46

1835

Wandsworth, Yorkshire, England

William Hy

Midgley

Son

Single

20

1861

Wandsworth, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Bairstow

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Overtown, Yorkshire, England

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