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Household of Henry J Benskin (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 J Benskin and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry J Benskin, born in 1848 in Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Henry J was the head of the household, married to Julia Benskin, born in 1840 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Henry Jas (born 1872 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Annie Char (born 1873 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Edith Julia (born 1875 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Herbert Louis (born 1877 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Ada Agnes (born 1881 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Ethel (born 1876 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry J's Lodger Head, Elizabeth Chapman, born in 1843 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England.


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Henry J Benskin's household

Male

Henry J

Benskin

Head
Female

Julia

Benskin

Wife
Male

Henry Jas

Benskin

Son
Female

Annie Char

Benskin

Daughter
Female

Edith Julia

Benskin

Daughter
Male

Herbert Louis

Benskin

Son
Female

Ada Agnes

Benskin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chapman

Lodger Head
Female

Ethel

Chapman

Daughter
First name(s) Henry J
Last name Benskin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry J

Benskin

Head

Married

33

1848

Middlesex, England

Julia

Benskin

Wife

Married

41

1840

Canterbury, Kent, England

Henry Jas

Benskin

Son

Single

9

1872

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Annie Char

Benskin

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Edith Julia

Benskin

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Herbert Louis

Benskin

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Ada Agnes

Benskin

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Chapman

Lodger Head

Widow

38

1843

Old Cleeve, Somerset, England

Ethel

Chapman

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

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