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Household of Benjamin Ormerod (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Ormerod and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ormerod, born in 1824 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ormerod, born in 1829 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Luke (born 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Harriet (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, James (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, John (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Richard (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, James (born 1855 in Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Ormerod's household

Male

Benjamin

Ormerod

Head
Female

Mary

Ormerod

Wife
Male

Luke

Ormerod

Son
Male

John

Ormerod

Son
Female

Harriet

Ormerod

Daughter
Male

James

Bolton

Boarder
Male

John

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Richard

Taylor

Boarder
Male

James

Sharples

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Ormerod
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Ormerod

Head

Married

57

1824

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ormerod

Wife

Married

52

1829

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Luke

Ormerod

Son

Single

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Ormerod

Son

Single

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Ormerod

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Bolton

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Taylor

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard

Taylor

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Lancashire, England

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