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Household of Benjamin Octon (born 1851, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Octon and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Octon, born in 1851 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susannah Octon, born in 1851 in Belford, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1877 in Byker, Northumberland, England.


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Benjamin Octon's household

Male

Benjamin

Octon

Head
Female

Susannah

Octon

Wife
Male

William

Octon

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Octon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Octon

Head

Married

30

1851

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Susannah

Octon

Wife

Married

30

1851

Belford, Northumberland, England

William

Octon

Son

Single

4

1877

Byker, Northumberland, England

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