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Household of Alexander Benton (born 1849, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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.

Alexander Benton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Benton, born in 1849 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Benton, born in 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elisabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Benton's household

Male

Alexander

Benton

Head
Female

Mary

Benton

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Benton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Benton

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Benton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Benton

Head

Married

32

1849

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Benton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Benton

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Benton

Daughter

-

0

1881

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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