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Household of Benjamin Wood (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 Wood and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wood, born in 1836 in Meltham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Nancy Wood, born in 1835 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Jonas (born 1859 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England), Clara Jane (born 1861 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1865 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England), Etty (born 1867 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England), Samson (born 1869 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England) and Avolock (born 1871 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Tom Wright, born in 1860 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Wood's household

Male

Benjamin

Wood

Head
Female

Nancy

Wood

Wife
Male

Jonas

Wood

Son
Female

Clara Jane

Wood

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Wood

Daughter
Female

Etty

Wood

Daughter
Male

Samson

Wood

Son
Male

Avolock

Wood

Son
Male

Tom

Wright

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wood

Head

Married

45

1836

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Wood

Wife

Married

46

1835

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Jonas

Wood

Son

Single

22

1859

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Clara Jane

Wood

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Wood

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Etty

Wood

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Samson

Wood

Son

Single

12

1869

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Avolock

Wood

Son

Single

10

1871

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Wright

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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