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Household of Benjamin West (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 West and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin West, born in 1836 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen West, born in 1837 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Millicent (born 1861 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1863 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Alice Jane (born 1868 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), May E (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger Boarder, Richard Hy Thwaites, born in 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin West's household

Male

Benjamin

West

Head
Female

Ellen

West

Wife
Female

Millicent

West

Daughter
Male

Frank

West

Son
Male

William

West

Son
Female

Alice Jane

West

Daughter
Male

Edward

West

Son
Female

May E

West

Daughter
Male

Joseph

West

Son
Male

Richard Hy

Thwaites

Lodger Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

West

Head

Married

45

1836

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

West

Wife

Married

44

1837

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Millicent

West

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Frank

West

Son

Single

18

1863

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

West

Son

Single

15

1866

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Alice Jane

West

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Edward

West

Son

Single

11

1870

Chorley, Lancashire, England

May E

West

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

West

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard Hy

Thwaites

Lodger Boarder

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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