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Household of Benjamin Whiteley (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 Whiteley and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Whiteley, born in 1839 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Hannah Whiteley, born in 1847 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Emma J (born 1872 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1873 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Elizabeth Mason, born in 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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Benjamin Whiteley's household

Male

Benjamin

Whiteley

Head
Female

Hannah

Whiteley

Wife
Female

Emma J

Whiteley

Daughter
Male

Fred

Whiteley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mason

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Whiteley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Whiteley

Head

Married

42

1839

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Whiteley

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Emma J

Whiteley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Whiteley

Son

Single

8

1873

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mason

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

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