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Household of Benjamin Moorhouse (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 Moorhouse and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Moorhouse, born in 1831 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha E Moorhouse, born in 1841 in Addingham, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A F (born 1859 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Thomas F (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother In Law, Sarah Cockshott, born in 1815 in Smithy Bridge, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Moorhouse's household

Male

Benjamin

Moorhouse

Head
Female

Martha E

Moorhouse

Wife
Female

Mary A F

Moorhouse

Daughter
Male

Thomas F

Moorhouse

Son
Female

Sarah

Cockshott

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Moorhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Moorhouse

Head

Married

50

1831

Bury, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Moorhouse

Wife

Married

40

1841

Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Mary A F

Moorhouse

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bury, Lancashire, England

Thomas F

Moorhouse

Son

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cockshott

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Smithy Bridge, Lancashire, England

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