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Household of Benjamin Watmough (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Watmough and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Watmough, born in 1840 in Dudley Hill, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watmough, born in 1846 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Rachel S (born 1864 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Jonathan (born 1866 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Joseph S (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John Wm (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother In Law, Hanna Sutcliffe, born in 1815 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Watmough's household

Male

Benjamin

Watmough

Head
Female

Sarah

Watmough

Wife
Female

Rachel S

Watmough

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Watmough

Son
Male

Joseph S

Watmough

Son
Male

John Wm

Watmough

Son
Female

Hanna

Sutcliffe

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Watmough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dudley Hill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Watmough

Head

Married

41

1840

Dudley Hill, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Watmough

Wife

Married

35

1846

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Rachel S

Watmough

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Salford, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Watmough

Son

Single

15

1866

Salford, Lancashire, England

Joseph S

Watmough

Son

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Watmough

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Hanna

Sutcliffe

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

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