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Household of Benjamin Sykes (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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 Sykes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sykes, born in 1824 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Sykes, born in 1826 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth Ellen, born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Walter (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Ellen (born 1851 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Sykes's household

Male

Benjamin

Sykes

Head
Female

Jane

Sykes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Simpson

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Stott

Lodger
Male

Walter

Stott

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Gledhill

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sykes

Head

Married

57

1824

Yorkshire, England

Jane

Sykes

Wife

Married

55

1826

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Simpson

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Stott

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Walter

Stott

Lodger

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gledhill

Lodger

-

30

1851

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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