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Household of Benjamin Johnson (born 1851, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Benjamin Johnson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Johnson, born in 1851 in Bill Quay, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Jane Johnson, born in 1851 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; John Joseph (born 1871 in Bill Quay, Durham, England), Ann Jane (born 1873 in Bill Quay, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1876 in Bill Quay, Durham, England), Robert (born 1878 in Bill Quay, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Joseph (born 1853 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Robert (born 1855 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Benjamin Johnson's household

Male

Benjamin

Johnson

Head
Female

Margaret Jane

Johnson

Wife
Male

John Joseph

Johnson

Son
Female

Ann Jane

Johnson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Johnson

Son
Male

Robert

Johnson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gellender

Boarder
Male

Robert

Gellender

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bill Quay, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Johnson

Head

Married

30

1851

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Johnson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John Joseph

Johnson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Ann Jane

Johnson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Benjamin

Johnson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Robert

Johnson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Joseph

Gellender

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert

Gellender

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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