Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Benjamin Stephenson (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Stephenson and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Stephenson, born in 1831 in Merrington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Stephenson, born in 1835 in Trimdon, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Charles (born 1855 in Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1859 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Thomas (born 1825 in Hamsterley, Durham, England), Benjamin's Servant, John W (born 1860 in Smeaton, Leicestershire, England), Benjamin's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Merrington, Durham, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Susan (born 1863 in Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Benjamin Stephenson's household

Male

Benjamin

Stephenson

Head
Female

Margaret

Stephenson

Wife
Male

Charles

Stephenson

Son
Male

Thomas

Stephenson

Son
Male

Thomas

Young

Servant
Male

John W

Dunn

Servant
Female

Mary

Conlon

Servant
Female

Susan

Jenkins

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Merrington, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Stephenson

Head

Married

50

1831

Merrington, Durham, England

Margaret

Stephenson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Trimdon, Durham, England

Charles

Stephenson

Son

Single

26

1855

Durham, England

Thomas

Stephenson

Son

Single

22

1859

Durham, England

Thomas

Young

Servant

Single

56

1825

Hamsterley, Durham, England

John W

Dunn

Servant

Single

21

1860

Smeaton, Leicestershire, England

Mary

Conlon

Servant

Single

21

1860

Merrington, Durham, England

Susan

Jenkins

Servant

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Benjamin Stephenson in Auckland in 1881, and follow the Stephenson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Benjamin Stephenson

We’ve found Benjamin Stephenson in 134 family trees. Find out more about Benjamin Stephenson's household and view the Stephenson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census