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Household of Benjamin O Megson (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 O Megson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin O Megson, born in 1855 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin O was the head of the household, married to Harriet W Megson, born in 1856 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Willie (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin O Megson's household

Male

Benjamin O

Megson

Head
Female

Harriet W

Megson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Megson

Son
Male

Willie

Megson

Son
First name(s) Benjamin O
Last name Megson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin O

Megson

Head

Married

26

1855

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Harriet W

Megson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Megson

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Willie

Megson

Son

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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