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Household of James Benson (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Benson, born in 1845 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Anna Benson, born in 1848 in Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; Anna (born 1870 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), Florance (born 1872 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England) and Mary (born 1874 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Eliza (born 1842 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, Harriet E (born 1814 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, Emma (born 1816 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, Caroline (born 1819 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).


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James Benson's household

Male

James

Benson

Head
Female

Anna

Benson

Wife
Female

Anna

Benson

Daughter
Female

Florance

Benson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Benson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Benson

Sister
Female

Harriet E

Knight

Lodger
Female

Emma

Knight

Lodger
Female

Caroline

Knight

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Benson

Head

Married

36

1845

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Anna

Benson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Norfolk, England

Anna

Benson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Florance

Benson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Mary

Benson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Benson

Sister

Single

39

1842

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Harriet E

Knight

Lodger

Single

67

1814

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Emma

Knight

Lodger

Single

65

1816

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Knight

Lodger

Single

62

1819

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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