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Household of Benjamin R Orton (born 1836, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 R Orton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin R Orton, born in 1836 in Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin R was the head of the household, married to Anne Orton, born in 1836 in Cranwell, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Lavinia A (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Earnest R (born 1866 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England), Charlotte J (born 1868 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England) and Ellen (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin R's Boarder, Reginald H (born 1858 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Benjamin R's Boarder, Robin J (born 1860 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin R Orton's household

Male

Benjamin R

Orton

Head
Female

Anne

Orton

Wife
Female

Lavinia A

Orton

Daughter
Male

Earnest R

Orton

Son
Female

Charlotte J

Orton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Orton

Daughter
Male

Reginald H

Gelsthape

Boarder
Male

Robin J

Dixon

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin R
Last name Orton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin R

Orton

Head

Married

45

1836

Staffordshire, England

Anne

Orton

Wife

Married

45

1836

Cranwell, Staffordshire, England

Lavinia A

Orton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

Earnest R

Orton

Son

Single

15

1866

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England

Charlotte J

Orton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England

Ellen

Orton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Reginald H

Gelsthape

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Robin J

Dixon

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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