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Household of Benjamin Strafford (born 1849, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Strafford, born in 1849 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Strafford, born in 1853 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Asquith (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), George G (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Maud (born 1881 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, Sarah A Asquith, born in 1862 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Strafford's household

Male

Benjamin

Strafford

Head
Female

Mary A

Strafford

Wife
Male

Asquith

Strafford

Son
Male

George G

Strafford

Son
Female

Maud

Strafford

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Asquith

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Strafford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Strafford

Head

Married

32

1849

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Strafford

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Asquith

Strafford

Son

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

George G

Strafford

Son

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Maud

Strafford

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Asquith

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

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