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Household of Edward Benfield (born 1825, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 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.
Edward Benfield and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Benfield, born in 1825 in Wells, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Benfield, born in 1833 in Wells, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1860 in Wells, Somerset, England), Flora (born 1863 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Edward (born 1867 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Phillip (born 1858 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England), Edward's Boarder, Arthur (born 1858 in Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England), Edward's Boarder, Jane (born 1828 in Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England), Edward's Boarder, Mary (born 1860 in Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England) and Edward's Boarder, Lena (born 1853 in Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England).
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Edward Benfield's household
Edward
Benfield
Head
Elizabeth
Benfield
Wife
Alice
Benfield
Daughter
Flora
Benfield
Daughter
Edward
Benfield
Son
Phillip
Harris
Boarder
Arthur
Barnard
Boarder
Jane
Trotman
Boarder
Mary
Trotman
Boarder
Lena
Willis
Boarder
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Benfield |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Wells, Somerset, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Benfield | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Wells, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth | Benfield | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Wells, Somerset, England | |
Alice | Benfield | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Wells, Somerset, England | |
Flora | Benfield | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
Edward | Benfield | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
Phillip | Harris | Boarder | Single | 23 | 1858 | Clifton, Gloucestershire, England | |
Arthur | Barnard | Boarder | Single | 23 | 1858 | Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England | |
Jane | Trotman | Boarder | Widow | 53 | 1828 | Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England | |
Mary | Trotman | Boarder | Single | 21 | 1860 | Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England | |
Lena | Willis | Boarder | Single | 28 | 1853 | Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England |
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