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Household of Abraham Benstead (born 1833, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Benstead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Benstead, born in 1833 in Faversham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Susan Benstead, born in 1828 in Sandwich, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1859 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1866 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Mary (born 1865 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Niece, Eliza (born 1861 in Kent, England) and Abraham's Boarder, Mary J (born 1851 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Abraham Benstead's household

Male

Abraham

Benstead

Head
Female

Susan

Benstead

Wife
Male

Charles

Benstead

Son
Male

Frederick

Benstead

Son
Female

Mary

Benstead

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Chandler

Niece
Female

Mary J

Heaford

Boarder
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Benstead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Faversham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Benstead

Head

Married

48

1833

Faversham, Kent, England

Susan

Benstead

Wife

Married

53

1828

Sandwich, Kent, England

Charles

Benstead

Son

Single

22

1859

Plumstead, Kent, England

Frederick

Benstead

Son

Single

15

1866

Plumstead, Kent, England

Mary

Benstead

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plumstead, Kent, England

Eliza

Chandler

Niece

Single

20

1861

Kent, England

Mary J

Heaford

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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