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Household of Benjamin Woodthorpe (born 1837, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Woodthorpe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Woodthorpe, born in 1837 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Woodthorpe, born in 1840 in Northamptonshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1859 in Lincolnshire, England), John (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Mary Rebecca (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, George (born 1859 in Ipsden, Oxfordshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Tom (born 1857 in Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England).


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Benjamin Woodthorpe's household

Male

Benjamin

Woodthorpe

Head
Female

Martha

Woodthorpe

Wife
Male

James

Woodthorpe

Son
Male

John

Woodthorpe

Son
Female

Mary Rebecca

Woodthorpe

Daughter
Male

George

Wilder

Lodger
Male

Tom

Gurnell

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Woodthorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Woodthorpe

Head

Married

44

1837

Lincolnshire, England

Martha

Woodthorpe

Wife

Married

41

1840

Northamptonshire, England

James

Woodthorpe

Son

Single

22

1859

Lincolnshire, England

John

Woodthorpe

Son

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary Rebecca

Woodthorpe

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

George

Wilder

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ipsden, Oxfordshire, England

Tom

Gurnell

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

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