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Household of Benjamin Priestley (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Priestley and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Priestley, born in 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Maria Priestley, born in 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Priestley's household

Male

Benjamin

Priestley

Head
Female

Maria

Priestley

Wife
Female

Annie

Priestley

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Priestley

Head

Married

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Maria

Priestley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Priestley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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