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Household of Edwin Benson (born 1851, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.
Edwin Benson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Benson, born in 1851 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Rachiel Benson, born in 1851 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Edwin (born 1871 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Anne (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Ruth (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Lodger, Robert Hancott, born in 1805 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
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Edwin Benson's household
Edwin
Benson
Head
Rachiel
Benson
Wife
Edwin
Benson
Son
Ernest
Benson
Son
Anne
Benson
Daughter
Ruth
Benson
Daughter
Mary
Benson
Daughter
Robert
Hancott
Lodger
| First name(s) | Edwin |
| Last name | Benson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | City of London, Middlesex, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edwin | Benson | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | City of London, Middlesex, England | |
Rachiel | Benson | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Lancashire, England | |
Edwin | Benson | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Ernest | Benson | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Anne | Benson | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Hackney, Middlesex, England | |
Ruth | Benson | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Hackney, Middlesex, England | |
Mary | Benson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Robert | Hancott | Lodger | Widower | 76 | 1805 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England |
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