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Household of Benjamin Wood (born 1831, Derbyshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wood, born in 1831 in Milford, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Wood, born in 1829 in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1858 in Germany) and Mary J (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Thomas Newton, born in 1858 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England.


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Benjamin Wood's household

Male

Benjamin

Wood

Head
Female

Jane

Wood

Wife
Male

John

Wood

Son
Female

Margaret

Wood

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Wood

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Newton

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Milford, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wood

Head

Married

50

1831

Milford, Derbyshire, England

Jane

Wood

Wife

Married

52

1829

Darley Dale, Derbyshire, England

John

Wood

Son

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wood

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Germany

Mary J

Wood

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Newton

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

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