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Household of Henry Benson (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Benson, born in 1827 in , consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Benson, born in 1823 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Grandson, Robert Gilmour, born in 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Henry Benson's household

Male

Henry

Benson

Head
Female

Mary

Benson

Wife
Male

Henry

Benson Jr

Son
Female

Jane

Benson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gilmour

Grandson
First name(s) Henry
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Benson

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Mary

Benson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Henry

Benson Jr

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Benson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Gilmour

Grandson

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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