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Household of Benjamin Ward (born 1824, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Ward and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ward, born in 1824 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susannah Ward, born in 1828 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Harriett, born 1846 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1877 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Son In Law, William Senr (born 1849 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Ward's household

Male

Benjamin

Ward

Head
Female

Susannah

Ward

Wife
Female

Harriett

Ward

Daughter
Male

William

Bennett

Grand Son
Male

William Senr

Bennett

Son In Law
Male

John

Johnson

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Ward

Head

Married

57

1824

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Susannah

Ward

Wife

Married

53

1828

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Harriett

Ward

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Bennett

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

William Senr

Bennett

Son In Law

Widower

32

1849

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Johnson

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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