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Household of Benjamin Wallis (born 1835, 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 Wallis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wallis, born in 1835 in Birstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wallis, born in 1841 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Emma Jane (born 1864 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1865 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), John E (born 1871 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Edgar (born 1874 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Lilly (born 1877 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1879 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Wallis's household

Male

Benjamin

Wallis

Head
Female

Hannah

Wallis

Wife
Female

Emma Jane

Wallis

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wallis

Daughter
Male

John E

Wallis

Son
Male

Edgar

Wallis

Son
Female

Lilly

Wallis

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wallis

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wallis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wallis

Head

Married

46

1835

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Wallis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Emma Jane

Wallis

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Wallis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

John E

Wallis

Son

Single

10

1871

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Wallis

Son

Single

7

1874

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Wallis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Wallis

Son

Single

2

1879

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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