Benjamin Wheat in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Benjamin Wheat of 89 Commercial Street, Spitalfields, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Benjamin
Last name: Wheat
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Birth year: 1837
Occupation: Potatoe Salesman
Birth town: Alford
Birth county: Lincolnshire
Birth place: England
Street: 89 Commercial Street
Town: —
Parish: Spitalfields
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Whitechapel

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Wheat	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 38	Birth year 1843	Occupation -	Birth place Upwell, Cambridgeshire, England
First name(s) Agness	Last name Wheat	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Herbert	Last name Wheat	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Alfred	Last name Wheat	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
First name(s) George W	Last name Wheat	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation -	Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Edward	Last name Wheat	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation -	Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Pears	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation General Serv	Birth place Upwell, Cambridgeshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Wheat family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Benjamin Wheat and 7 other people

Wheat family summary

NAME: Benjamin Wheat
BORN: 1837
BIRTH COUNTY: Lincolnshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Spitalfields, London, Middlesex, England