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Household of Reuben Carpenter (born 1851, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Reuben Carpenter and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Carpenter, born in 1851 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 5 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Eliza Carpenter, born in 1855 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen P (born 1879 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Fanny (born 1881 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Reuben's Lodger, Elijah Simmons, born in 1853 in Blackwood, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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Reuben Carpenter's household

Male

Reuben

Carpenter

Head
Female

Eliza

Carpenter

Wife
Female

Ellen P

Carpenter

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Carpenter

Daughter
Male

Elijah

Simmons

Lodger
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Carpenter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Carpenter

Head

Married

30

1851

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Carpenter

Wife

Married

26

1855

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Ellen P

Carpenter

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Fanny

Carpenter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Elijah

Simmons

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Blackwood, Monmouthshire, Wales

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