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Household of Benjamin Penny (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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 Penny and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Penny, born in 1811 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Penny, born in 1811 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1835 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England) and Monica C (born 1855 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Susannah, born 1864 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Son In Law, Alfred Denison, born in 1855 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Penny's household

Male

Benjamin

Penny

Head
Female

Sarah

Penny

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Coultas

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Coultas

Grand Daughter
Male

Alfred

Denison

Son In Law
Female

Monica C

Denison

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Penny

Head

Married

70

1811

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Penny

Wife

Married

70

1811

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Coultas

Daughter

Married

46

1835

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Coultas

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Denison

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Monica C

Denison

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

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