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Household of Benjamin Walls (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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 Walls and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Walls, born in 1822 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Walls, born in 1838 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1872 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin C (born 1878 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Joseph Renton, born in 1854 in Dacre Banks, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Walls's household

Male

Benjamin

Walls

Head
Female

Mary

Walls

Wife
Male

John

Walls

Son
Male

Joseph

Walls

Son
Female

Lucy

Walls

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Walls

Daughter
Male

Benjamin C

Walls

Son
Male

Joseph

Renton

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Walls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Walls

Head

Married

59

1822

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Walls

Wife

Married

43

1838

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

John

Walls

Son

Single

12

1869

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Walls

Son

Single

11

1870

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Walls

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Walls

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin C

Walls

Son

Single

3

1878

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Renton

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Dacre Banks, Yorkshire, England

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