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Household of James Jnr Benton (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, Kent, 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 Jnr Benton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Jnr Benton, born in 1848 in Ashford, Kent, consisted of 8 members. James Jnr was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Benton, born in 1848 in Charing, Kent, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in Great Chart, Kent, England), Ernest Edward (born 1875 in Ashford, Kent, England), Charles William (born 1876 in Ashford, Kent, England), Nellie Louisa (born 1878 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Annie Maria (born 1880 in Willesborough, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Jnr's Mother In Law, Maria Ann Akhurst, born in 1813 in Headcorn, Kent, England.


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James Jnr Benton's household

Male

James Jnr

Benton

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Benton

Wife
Male

James

Benton

Son
Male

Ernest Edward

Benton

Son
Male

Charles William

Benton

Son
Female

Nellie Louisa

Benton

Daughter
Female

Annie Maria

Benton

Daughter
Female

Maria Ann

Akhurst

Mother In Law
First name(s) James Jnr
Last name Benton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ashford, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Jnr

Benton

Head

Married

33

1848

Ashford, Kent, England

Mary Ellen

Benton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Charing, Kent, England

James

Benton

Son

Single

8

1873

Great Chart, Kent, England

Ernest Edward

Benton

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashford, Kent, England

Charles William

Benton

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashford, Kent, England

Nellie Louisa

Benton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ashford, Kent, England

Annie Maria

Benton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Willesborough, Kent, England

Maria Ann

Akhurst

Mother In Law

Married

68

1813

Headcorn, Kent, England

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