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Household of Henry Benn (born 1829, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Henry Benn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Benn, born in 1829 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emily Benn, born in 1845 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1871 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Charles H (born 1873 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1875 in Stratford, Essex, England), Lilian (born 1877 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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Henry Benn's household

Male

Henry

Benn

Head
Female

Emily

Benn

Wife
Female

Emily

Benn

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Benn

Son
Female

Ada

Benn

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Benn

Daughter
Female

Alice

Benn

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Benn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Benn

Head

Married

52

1829

Southwark, Surrey, England

Emily

Benn

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Emily

Benn

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Charles H

Benn

Son

Single

8

1873

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Ada

Benn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stratford, Essex, England

Lilian

Benn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stratford, Essex, England

Alice

Benn

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stratford, Essex, England

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