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Household of John Benson (born 1828, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Benson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Benson, born in 1828 in Barling, Essex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Edith Benson, born in 1851 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; John H (born 1871 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), William R (born 1874 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1875 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and James F (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, Peter Chamberland, born in 1818 in Bedfordshire, England.


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John Benson's household

Male

John

Benson

Head
Female

Edith

Benson

Wife
Male

John H

Benson

Son
Male

William R

Benson

Son
Female

Edith

Benson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Benson

Daughter
Male

James F

Benson

Son
Male

Peter

Chamberland

Father In Law
Male

John

Benson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Benson

Wife
First name(s) John
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wapping, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benson

Head

Married

30

1851

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Edith

Benson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Greenwich, Kent, England

John H

Benson

Son

Single

10

1871

Stepney, Middlesex, England

William R

Benson

Son

Single

7

1874

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Edith

Benson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Benson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stepney, Middlesex, England

James F

Benson

Son

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Peter

Chamberland

Father In Law

Widower

63

1818

Bedfordshire, England

John

Benson

Head

Married

53

1828

Barling, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Benson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

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