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Household of Benjamin Moorhouse (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Moorhouse, born in 1837 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Moorhouse, born in 1839 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Aaron A (born 1859 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), George (born 1861 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1867 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1869 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Ben (born 1881 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Moorhouse's household

Male

Benjamin

Moorhouse

Head
Female

Sarah

Moorhouse

Wife
Male

Aaron A

Moorhouse

Son
Male

George

Moorhouse

Son
Male

Joseph

Moorhouse

Son
Female

Mary A

Moorhouse

Daughter
Female

Emily

Moorhouse

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Moorhouse

Daughter
Male

William

Moorhouse

Son
Female

Sarah

Moorhouse

Daughter
Male

Ben

Moorhouse

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Moorhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Moorhouse

Head

Married

44

1837

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Moorhouse

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Aaron A

Moorhouse

Son

Single

22

1859

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

George

Moorhouse

Son

Single

20

1861

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Moorhouse

Son

Single

18

1863

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Moorhouse

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Emily

Moorhouse

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Moorhouse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

William

Moorhouse

Son

Single

10

1871

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Moorhouse

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ben

Moorhouse

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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