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 Henry Benny (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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.

Henry Benny and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Benny, born in 1848 in Ladock, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gerrans Benny, born in 1854 in Truro, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Christopher Hy (born 1876 in Ladock, Cornwall, England) and Mary Adelaide (born 1877 in Ladock, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Crantock, Cornwall, England) and Henry's Nurse, Maria (born 1822 in St Mewan, Cornwall, England).


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

Henry Benny's household

Male

Henry

Benny

Head
Female

Mary Ann Gerrans

Benny

Wife
Male

Christopher Hy

Benny

Son
Female

Mary Adelaide

Benny

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Morris

Servant
Female

Maria

Crabb

Nurse
First name(s) Henry
Last name Benny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ladock, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Benny

Head

Married

33

1848

Ladock, Cornwall, England

Mary Ann Gerrans

Benny

Wife

Married

27

1854

Truro, Cornwall, England

Christopher Hy

Benny

Son

Single

5

1876

Ladock, Cornwall, England

Mary Adelaide

Benny

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ladock, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Morris

Servant

Single

21

1860

Crantock, Cornwall, England

Maria

Crabb

Nurse

Married

59

1822

St Mewan, Cornwall, 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 Henry Benny in Truro in 1881, and follow the Benny family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Henry Benny

We’ve found Henry Benny in 50 family trees. Find out more about Henry Benny's household and view the Benny family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census