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Household of John Benham (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Benham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Benham, born in 1831 in Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sophia Benham, born in 1838 in Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Ethel F (born 1871 in Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1873 in Middlesex, England), Stanley J (born 1876 in Middlesex, England) and Douglas R (born 1881 in Clapham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Janet A (born 1818 in Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Janet (born 1844 in Chiddingstone, Kent, England), John's Servant, Alice A (born 1823 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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John Benham's household

Male

John

Benham

Head
Female

Mary Sophia

Benham

Wife
Female

Ethel F

Benham

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Benham

Daughter
Male

Stanley J

Benham

Son
Male

Douglas R

Benham

Son
Female

Janet A

Bright

Visitor
Female

Janet

Ellis

Servant
Female

Alice A

Hescott

Servant
Female

Mary

Hains

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Naukin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Benham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benham

Head

Married

50

1831

Middlesex, England

Mary Sophia

Benham

Wife

Married

43

1838

Middlesex, England

Ethel F

Benham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Middlesex, England

Alice M

Benham

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Stanley J

Benham

Son

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Douglas R

Benham

Son

Single

0

1881

Clapham, England

Janet A

Bright

Visitor

Single

63

1818

Middlesex, England

Janet

Ellis

Servant

Single

37

1844

Chiddingstone, Kent, England

Alice A

Hescott

Servant

Single

58

1823

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Mary

Hains

Servant

Single

23

1858

Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Naukin

Servant

Single

16

1865

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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