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Household of Benjamin Priestley (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Priestley and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Priestley, born in 1855 in Carlton, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Lucy Priestley, born in 1859 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1879 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England) and Myra (born 1881 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Priestley's household

Male

Benjamin

Priestley

Head
Female

Lucy

Priestley

Wife
Female

Alice

Priestley

Daughter
Female

Myra

Priestley

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Priestley

Head

Married

26

1855

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Priestley

Wife

Married

22

1859

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Priestley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Myra

Priestley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

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