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Household of Benjamin Thwaite (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Thwaite and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thwaite, born in 1837 in Stainland, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Thwaite, born in 1842 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; Alice A (born 1860 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Martha (born 1864 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Nancy (born 1872 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Amelia (born 1877 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Benjamin (born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Allan (born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice, born 1881 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Son In Law, Edward Fell, born in 1859 in Dukesfield, Cheshire, England.


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Benjamin Thwaite's household

Male

Benjamin

Thwaite

Head
Female

Ann

Thwaite

Wife
Female

Alice A

Fell

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thwaite

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thwaite

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Thwaite

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Thwaite

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thwaite

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thwaite

Son
Male

Allan

Thwaite

Son
Male

Edward

Fell

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Fell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thwaite

Head

Married

44

1837

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thwaite

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Alice A

Fell

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Martha

Thwaite

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thwaite

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Thwaite

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Amelia

Thwaite

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ada

Thwaite

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Benjamin

Thwaite

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Allan

Thwaite

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Edward

Fell

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Dukesfield, Cheshire, England

Alice

Fell

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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