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Household of Benjamin Horton (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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 Horton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Horton, born in 1836 in Hythe, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Emma Horton, born in 1842 in Mersham, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Hythe, Kent, England), Susan (born 1865 in Hythe, Kent, England), Benjamin (born 1867 in Newington, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Newington, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Newington, Kent, England), Emeline (born 1875 in Newington, Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1877 in Newington, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Julia Coomber, born in 1852 in Faversham, Kent, England.


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Benjamin Horton's household

Male

Benjamin

Horton

Head
Female

Emma

Horton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Horton

Daughter
Female

Susan

Horton

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Horton

Son
Male

Arthur

Horton

Son
Female

Ellen

Horton

Daughter
Female

Emeline

Horton

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Horton

Son
Female

Julia

Coomber

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Horton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Hythe, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Horton

Head

Married

45

1836

Hythe, Kent, England

Emma

Horton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Mersham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Horton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hythe, Kent, England

Susan

Horton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hythe, Kent, England

Benjamin

Horton

Son

Single

14

1867

Newington, Kent, England

Arthur

Horton

Son

Single

10

1871

Newington, Kent, England

Ellen

Horton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newington, Kent, England

Emeline

Horton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newington, Kent, England

Alfred

Horton

Son

Single

4

1877

Newington, Kent, England

Julia

Coomber

Servant

Single

29

1852

Faversham, Kent, England

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