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Household of James Benton (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Benton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Benton, born in 1827 in Tong, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Benton, born in 1834 in Tyersal, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Sarah (born 1857 in Bowling, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Bowling, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Bowling, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Bowling, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Bowling, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1875 in Bowling, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Tyersal, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1861 in Bowling, Yorkshire, England).


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James Benton's household

Male

James

Benton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Benton

Wife
Female

Sarah

Benton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Benton

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Benton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Benton

Daughter
Male

Walter

Benton

Son
Female

Clara

Benton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Benton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Benton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Benton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Tong, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Benton

Head

Married

54

1827

Tong, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Benton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Tyersal, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Benton

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Benton

Son

Single

18

1863

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Benton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Benton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Benton

Son

Single

9

1872

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Benton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Benton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tyersal, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Benton

Son

Single

20

1861

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

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