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Household of Benjamin Wake (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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 Wake and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wake, born in 1834 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Emily Wake, born in 1831 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret E (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), Clara T (born 1869 in London, Middlesex, England), James B (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England) and Robert M (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Cook, Jane (born 1840 in London, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Housemaid, Charlotte (born 1861 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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Benjamin Wake's household

Male

Benjamin

Wake

Head
Female

Emily

Wake

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Wake

Daughter
Female

Clara T

Wake

Daughter
Male

James B

Wake

Son
Male

Robert M

Wake

Son
Female

Jane

Wilkinson

Cook
Female

Charlotte

Phillips

Housemaid
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wake

Head

Married

47

1834

York, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wake

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Margaret E

Wake

Daughter

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

Clara T

Wake

Daughter

Single

12

1869

London, Middlesex, England

James B

Wake

Son

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Robert M

Wake

Son

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Jane

Wilkinson

Cook

Single

41

1840

London, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Phillips

Housemaid

Single

20

1861

Gravesend, Kent, England

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