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Household of John Benchill (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Goole, 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.

John Benchill and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Benchill, born in 1842 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsey Benchill, born in 1844 in Barnburgh, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ethel (born 1870 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England), John Jnr (born 1872 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Reginald Peel (born 1881 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1814 in Treeton, Yorkshire, England), John's General Servant, Ruth (born 1860 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), John's General Servant, Fanny (born 1864 in Stainforth, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, James (born 1861 in Luddington, Lincolnshire, England), John's Servant, George (born 1863 in Hook, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Tom (born 1865 in Airmyn, Yorkshire, England).


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John Benchill's household

Male

John

Benchill

Head
Female

Betsey

Benchill

Wife
Female

Ethel

Benchill

Daughter
Male

John Jnr

Benchill

Son
Male

Reginald Peel

Benchill

Son
Female

Mary

Furness

Mother In Law
Female

Ruth

Chapman

General Servant
Female

Fanny

Shaw

General Servant
Male

James

Ensby

Servant
Male

George

Breston

Servant
Male

Tom

Garratt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Benchill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benchill

Head

Married

39

1842

Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Betsey

Benchill

Wife

Married

37

1844

Barnburgh, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Benchill

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England

John Jnr

Benchill

Son

Single

9

1872

Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Reginald Peel

Benchill

Son

Single

0

1881

Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Furness

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Treeton, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Chapman

General Servant

Single

21

1860

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Shaw

General Servant

Single

17

1864

Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

James

Ensby

Servant

Single

20

1861

Luddington, Lincolnshire, England

George

Breston

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hook, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Garratt

Servant

Single

16

1865

Airmyn, Yorkshire, England

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