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Household of Benjamin Storey (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 Storey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Storey, born in 1840 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Storey, born in 1846 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Mary Jane (born 1868 in Esher, Surrey, England) and Alfred (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Ann E (born 1840 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Storey's household

Male

Benjamin

Storey

Head
Female

Margaret

Storey

Wife
Male

Edward

Storey

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Storey

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Storey

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Storey

Son
Female

Ann E

Forty

Boarder
Male

James

Townsend

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Storey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Storey

Head

Married

41

1840

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Storey

Wife

Married

35

1846

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Edward

Storey

Son

Single

18

1863

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Storey

Daughter

Single

16

1865

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Storey

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Esher, Surrey, England

Alfred

Storey

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ann E

Forty

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

James

Townsend

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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