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Household of James Benge (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

James Benge and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Benge, born in 1841 in Ashurst, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice C Benge, born in 1852 in India.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, George A (born 1865 in Brixton, Surrey, England), James's Boarder, Sidney H (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James's Boarder, Walter J (born 1866 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England), James's Boarder, Henry R (born 1866 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), James's Boarder, William B (born 1867 in Brixton, Surrey, England), James's Boarder, Hugh E (born 1867 in Hampshire, England), James's Boarder, Henry W (born 1868 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), James's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Somerset, England) and James's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Somerset, England).


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James Benge's household

Male

James

Benge

Head
Female

Alice C

Benge

Wife
Male

George A

Candler

Boarder
Male

Sidney H

Barnsby

Boarder
Male

Walter J

Lanning

Boarder
Male

Henry R

Lillitoe

Boarder
Male

William B

Candler

Boarder
Male

Hugh E

Warden

Boarder
Male

Henry W

Ingram

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Paine

Servant
Female

Ellen

Paine

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Benge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ashurst, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Benge

Head

Married

40

1841

Ashurst, Surrey, England

Alice C

Benge

Wife

Married

29

1852

India

George A

Candler

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Brixton, Surrey, England

Sidney H

Barnsby

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Walter J

Lanning

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Warminster, Wiltshire, England

Henry R

Lillitoe

Boarder

Single

15

1866

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

William B

Candler

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Brixton, Surrey, England

Hugh E

Warden

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Hampshire, England

Henry W

Ingram

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Paine

Servant

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

Ellen

Paine

Servant

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

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