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Household of Alfred Benson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Alfred Benson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Benson, born in 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Sarah Benson, born in 1845 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Robert W (born 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1868 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), James H (born 1870 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Martha E (born 1872 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Jane E (born 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Hepton (born 1875 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Boarder, John Mountain, born in 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Alfred Benson's household

Male

Alfred

Benson

Head
Female

Sarah

Benson

Wife
Male

Robert W

Benson

Son
Male

Albert

Benson

Son
Male

James H

Benson

Son
Female

Martha E

Benson

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Benson

Daughter
Male

Hepton

Benson

Son
Male

John

Mountain

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Benson

Head

Married

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Benson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Robert W

Benson

Son

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Benson

Son

Single

13

1868

Hull, Yorkshire, England

James H

Benson

Son

Single

11

1870

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Martha E

Benson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Benson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Hepton

Benson

Son

Single

6

1875

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John

Mountain

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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