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Household of Benjamin Benstead (born 1831, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,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.

Benjamin Benstead and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Benstead, born in 1831 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Benstead, born in 1828 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1852 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; William J, born 1878 in Newington, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, William Waters, born in 1855 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Benjamin Benstead's household

Male

Benjamin

Benstead

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Benstead

Wife
Female

Alice

Watson

Daughter
Male

William J

Watson

Grand Son
Male

William

Waters

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Benstead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Benstead

Head

Married

50

1831

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth

Benstead

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Alice

Watson

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

William J

Watson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Newington, Surrey, England

William

Waters

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

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