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Household of Hugh Benson (born 1849, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.
Hugh Benson and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Benson, born in 1849 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary Benson, born in 1847 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1867 in Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England), Ellen (born 1870 in -), William Jh (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Hugh (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Mary Jane (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Lodger, James (born 1857 in -), Hugh's Lodger, John (born 1864 in Longtown, Cumberland, England) and Hugh's Lodger, Walter (born 1861 in Longtown).
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Hugh Benson's household
Hugh
Benson
Head
Mary
Benson
Wife
James
Benson
Son
Ellen
Benson
Daughter
William Jh
Benson
Son
Hugh
Benson
Son
Mary Jane
Benson
Daughter
James
Lamb
Lodger
John
Benson
Lodger
Walter
Richardson
Lodger
| First name(s) | Hugh |
| Last name | Benson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh | Benson | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Benson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, England | |
James | Benson | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England | |
Ellen | Benson | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | - | |
William Jh | Benson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Yorkshire, England | |
Hugh | Benson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Mary Jane | Benson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | - | |
James | Lamb | Lodger | Single | 24 | 1857 | - | |
John | Benson | Lodger | Single | 17 | 1864 | Longtown, Cumberland, England | |
Walter | Richardson | Lodger | Single | 20 | 1861 | Longtown |
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