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Household of James Benson (born 1834, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Benson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Benson, born in 1834 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Naomi Benson, born in 1834 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 8 children; Annie C (born 1862 in Middlesex, England), Albert E (born 1864 in Middlesex, England), Flora M E (born 1866 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Jessie E (born 1869 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Nellie E L (born 1872 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Alfred B (born 1874 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Daisy A (born 1876 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Charles H R (born 1879 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Clara E (born 1855 in Great Chesterford, Essex, England) and James's Servant, Edith A (born 1866 in Great Chesterford, Essex, England).


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James Benson's household

Male

James

Benson

Head
Female

Naomi

Benson

Wife
Female

Annie C

Benson

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Benson

Son
Female

Flora M E

Benson

Daughter
Female

Jessie E

Benson

Daughter
Female

Nellie E L

Benson

Daughter
Male

Alfred B

Benson

Son
Female

Daisy A

Benson

Daughter
Male

Charles H R

Benson

Son
Female

Clara E

Barker

Servant
Female

Edith A

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Benson

Head

Married

47

1834

Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England

Naomi

Benson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England

Annie C

Benson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Middlesex, England

Albert E

Benson

Son

Single

17

1864

Middlesex, England

Flora M E

Benson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Jessie E

Benson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Nellie E L

Benson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alfred B

Benson

Son

Single

7

1874

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Daisy A

Benson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Charles H R

Benson

Son

Single

2

1879

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Clara E

Barker

Servant

Single

26

1855

Great Chesterford, Essex, England

Edith A

Smith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Great Chesterford, Essex, England

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