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Household of Benjamin Henderson (born 1810, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

Benjamin Henderson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Henderson, born in 1810 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Henderson, born in 1814 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1846 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1853 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Benjamin (born 1849 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Daughter-In-Law, Flora (born 1860 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Benjamin's Grandson, James (born 1881 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and Benjamin's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Benjamin Henderson's household

Male

Benjamin

Henderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Henderson

Wife
Male

John

Henderson

Son
Male

George

Henderson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Henderson

Son
Female

Flora

Henderson

Daughter-In-Law
Male

James

Henderson

Grandson
Female

Isabella

Henderson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Henderson

Head

Married

71

1810

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Henderson

Wife

Married

67

1814

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

George

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Benjamin

Henderson

Son

Married

32

1849

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Flora

Henderson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

21

1860

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Henderson

Grandson

-

0

1881

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Henderson

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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