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Household of Benjamin Skilton (born 1819, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorking, Surrey, 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 Skilton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Skilton, born in 1819 in Dorking, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Skilton, born in 1832 in Ockley, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Emmelina (born 1860 in Dorking, Surrey, England), Julia (born 1862 in Dorking, Surrey, England), Annie Bertha (born 1864 in Dorking, Surrey, England) and Albert (born 1870 in Dorking, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Sister In Law, Ellen Mercer, born in 1822 in Dorking, Surrey, England.


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Benjamin Skilton's household

Male

Benjamin

Skilton

Head
Female

Mary

Skilton

Wife
Female

Emmelina

Skilton

Daughter
Female

Julia

Skilton

Daughter
Female

Annie Bertha

Skilton

Daughter
Male

Albert

Skilton

Son
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Sister In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Skilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Dorking, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Skilton

Head

Married

62

1819

Dorking, Surrey, England

Mary

Skilton

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ockley, Surrey, England

Emmelina

Skilton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Dorking, Surrey, England

Julia

Skilton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Dorking, Surrey, England

Annie Bertha

Skilton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dorking, Surrey, England

Albert

Skilton

Son

Single

11

1870

Dorking, Surrey, England

Ellen

Mercer

Sister In Law

Single

59

1822

Dorking, Surrey, England

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