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Household of Benjamin Shires (born 1859, 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 Shires and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Shires, born in 1859 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Clara Shires, born in 1860 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Hannah, born 1881 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Shires's household

Male

Benjamin

Shires

Head
Female

Clara

Shires

Wife
Female

Hannah

Shires

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Shires
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Shires

Head

Married

22

1859

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Shires

Wife

Married

21

1860

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Shires

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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