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Household of Benjamin Westerdale (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Westerdale and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Westerdale, born in 1827 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary O Westerdale, born in 1838 in Easington, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1860 in Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1863 in Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1864 in Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England), Wilhelmina (born 1866 in Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1872 in Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah J (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, Nelly Reer, born in 1868 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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Benjamin Westerdale's household

Male

Benjamin

Westerdale

Head
Female

Mary O

Westerdale

Wife
Male

William

Westerdale

Son
Female

Mary E

Westerdale

Daughter
Male

John

Westerdale

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Westerdale

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Westerdale

Son
Female

Sarah J

Westerdale

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Reer

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Westerdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Westerdale

Head

Married

54

1827

Yorkshire, England

Mary O

Westerdale

Wife

Married

43

1838

Easington, Yorkshire, England

William

Westerdale

Son

Single

21

1860

Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Westerdale

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England

John

Westerdale

Son

Single

17

1864

Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England

Wilhelmina

Westerdale

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Westerdale

Son

Single

9

1872

Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Westerdale

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Nelly

Reer

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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