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Household of James Benson (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Benson, born in 1821 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Clara Benson, born in 1829 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas Stead (born 1854 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Clara Susannah (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Fanny (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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James Benson's household

Male

James

Benson

Head
Female

Clara

Benson

Wife
Male

Thomas Stead

Benson

Son
Female

Clara Susannah

Benson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Benson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Benson

Daughter
Male

James

Benson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Benson

Head

Married

60

1821

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Benson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Stead

Benson

Son

Single

27

1854

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Clara Susannah

Benson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Benson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Benson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Benson

Son

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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