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Household of James W Benjafield (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 W Benjafield and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Benjafield, born in 1838 in Wincanton, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Benjafield, born in 1841 in Barrington, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Charles (born 1868 in Barrington, Somerset, England), Hadley (born 1869 in Barrington, Somerset, England), Ernest (born 1871 in Barrington, Somerset, England), Ann (born 1872 in Barrington, Somerset, England), Frederick (born 1874 in Barrington, Somerset, England), Eda (born 1876 in Barrington, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1879 in Yarcombe, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Chard, Somerset, England).


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James W Benjafield's household

Male

James W

Benjafield

Head
Female

Mary A

Benjafield

Wife
Male

Charles

Benjafield

Son
Male

Hadley

Benjafield

Son
Male

Ernest

Benjafield

Son
Female

Ann

Benjafield

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Benjafield

Son
Female

Eda

Benjafield

Daughter
Female

Alice

Benjafield

Daughter
Male

Henry

Benjafield

Son
First name(s) James W
Last name Benjafield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wincanton, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Benjafield

Head

Married

43

1838

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Mary A

Benjafield

Wife

Married

40

1841

Barrington, Somerset, England

Charles

Benjafield

Son

Single

13

1868

Barrington, Somerset, England

Hadley

Benjafield

Son

Single

12

1869

Barrington, Somerset, England

Ernest

Benjafield

Son

Single

10

1871

Barrington, Somerset, England

Ann

Benjafield

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barrington, Somerset, England

Frederick

Benjafield

Son

Single

7

1874

Barrington, Somerset, England

Eda

Benjafield

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barrington, Somerset, England

Alice

Benjafield

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Henry

Benjafield

Son

Single

0

1881

Chard, Somerset, England

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