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Household of Alfred Benson (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Benson, born in 1842 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 3 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Margaret Elizabeth Benson, born in 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Father In Law, Robert Howey, born in 1811 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Alfred Benson's household

Male

Alfred

Benson

Head
Female

Margaret Elizabeth

Benson

Wife
Male

Robert

Howey

Father In Law
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Benson

Head

Married

39

1842

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret Elizabeth

Benson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Howey

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Sunderland, Durham, England

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