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Household of John Benham (born 1826, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.

John Benham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Benham, born in 1826 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Benham, born in 1831 in Hastings, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William H (born 1869 in -) and Emily A (born 1871 in Kent, England).


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John Benham's household

Male

John

Benham

Head
Female

Margaret

Benham

Wife
Male

John

Benham

Son
Male

James

Benham

Son
Female

Margaret

Benham

Daughter
Male

William H

Benham

Son
Female

Emily A

Benham

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Benham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benham

Head

Married

55

1826

Greenwich, Kent, England

Margaret

Benham

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hastings, Sussex, England

John

Benham

Son

Single

20

1861

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Benham

Son

Single

18

1863

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Benham

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William H

Benham

Son

Single

12

1869

-

Emily A

Benham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kent, England

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