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Household of Benjamin Whalley (born 1833, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Whalley, born in 1833 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Whalley, born in 1836 in Eccleshill, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1865 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1876 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Lucy (born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Stepson, John T (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Stepdaughter, Sarah A (born 1863 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Stepdaughter, Edith (born 1869 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Whalley's household

Male

Benjamin

Whalley

Head
Female

Margaret

Whalley

Wife
Male

John T

Almond

Stepson
Female

Sarah A

Almond

Stepdaughter
Female

Mary A

Whalley

Daughter
Male

John

Whalley

Son
Female

Edith

Almond

Stepdaughter
Male

Benjamin

Whalley

Son
Female

Margaret

Whalley

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Whalley

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Whalley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Whalley

Head

Married

48

1833

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whalley

Wife

Married

45

1836

Eccleshill, Lancashire, England

John T

Almond

Stepson

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Almond

Stepdaughter

Single

18

1863

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Whalley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Whalley

Son

Single

10

1871

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Edith

Almond

Stepdaughter

Single

12

1869

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Whalley

Son

Single

5

1876

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whalley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Whalley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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