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Household of Henry Benson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 Benson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Benson, born in 1835 in Aughton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Esther Benson, born in 1833 in Aughton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Agnes (born 1861 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1863 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1869 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Aughton, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1877 in Aughton, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Benson's household

Male

Henry

Benson

Head
Female

Esther

Benson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Benson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Benson

Son
Male

John

Benson

Son
Male

Henry

Benson

Son
Female

Ellen

Benson

Daughter
Male

William

Benson

Son
Female

Alice

Benson

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Aughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Benson

Head

Married

46

1835

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Esther

Benson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Benson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Benson

Son

Single

18

1863

Aughton, Lancashire, England

John

Benson

Son

Single

17

1864

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Benson

Son

Single

12

1869

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Benson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Aughton, Lancashire, England

William

Benson

Son

Single

7

1874

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Benson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Aughton, Lancashire, England

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