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Household of Benjamin Wood (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Wood and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wood, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary M Wood, born in 1836 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Andrew (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary M (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Godwin (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Millicent (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Isaac (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Wood's household

Male

Benjamin

Wood

Head
Female

Mary M

Wood

Wife
Male

Andrew

Wood

Son
Female

Mary M

Wood

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Wood

Son
Male

George

Wood

Son
Female

Sarah

Wood

Daughter
Male

Godwin

Wood

Son
Female

Millicent

Wood

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Wood

Son
Male

Robert

Sanderson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Sanderson

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wood

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary M

Wood

Wife

Married

45

1836

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Andrew

Wood

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary M

Wood

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Wood

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Wood

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wood

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Godwin

Wood

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Millicent

Wood

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Wood

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sanderson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sanderson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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