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Household of Benjamin Sigston (born 1856, Leicestershire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sigston, born in 1856 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sigston, born in 1857 in Leeds, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1875 in Leeds, Kent, England), Lilly (born 1878 in Leeds, Kent, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Leeds, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, James Benjamin Scott, born in 1862 in Leeds, Kent, England.


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Benjamin Sigston's household

Male

Benjamin

Sigston

Head
Female

Ellen

Sigston

Wife
Male

Arthur

Sigston

Son
Female

Lilly

Sigston

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sigston

Daughter
Male

James Benjamin

Scott

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sigston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sigston

Head

Married

25

1856

Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Ellen

Sigston

Wife

Married

24

1857

Leeds, Kent, England

Arthur

Sigston

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Kent, England

Lilly

Sigston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Kent, England

Annie

Sigston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Kent, England

James Benjamin

Scott

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Kent, England

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