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Household of Abraham Benson (born 1849, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Abraham Benson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Benson, born in 1849 in Godalming, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Amelia Benson, born in 1850 in Dorking, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Dorking, Surrey, England), Harry (born 1875 in Dorking, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Dorking, Surrey, England), Abraham (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England), William (born 1879 in Mitcham, Surrey, England) and Job (born 1881 in Mitcham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Lodger, James Louder, born in 1815 in Tillington, Sussex, England.


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Abraham Benson's household

Male

Abraham

Benson

Head
Female

Amelia

Benson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Benson

Son
Male

Harry

Benson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Benson

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Benson

Son
Male

William

Benson

Son
Male

Job

Benson

Son
Male

James

Louder

Lodger
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Godalming, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Benson

Head

Married

32

1849

Godalming, Surrey, England

Amelia

Benson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dorking, Surrey, England

Thomas

Benson

Son

Single

8

1873

Dorking, Surrey, England

Harry

Benson

Son

Single

6

1875

Dorking, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Benson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dorking, Surrey, England

Abraham

Benson

Son

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

William

Benson

Son

Single

2

1879

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Job

Benson

Son

Single

0

1881

Mitcham, Surrey, England

James

Louder

Lodger

Single

66

1815

Tillington, Sussex, England

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