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Household of John Benson (born 1805, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Benson, born in 1805 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Adeline O Benson, born in 1822 in Bromley, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Eleanor M (born 1853 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Frances (born 1862 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Adeline (born 1852 in Tavistock, Devon, England). They had 4 grandchildren; John H (born 1877 in Scotland), Annie A (born 1878 in Scotland), Mary L (born 1880 in Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in East Indies).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Harry L (born 1841 in East Indies), John's Servant, Mary A (born 1852 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, Emma (born 1864 in Cam, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Servant, Alice (born 1858 in Norton Canon, Herefordshire, England).


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John Benson's household

Male

John

Benson

Head
Female

Adeline O

Benson

Wife
Female

Eleanor M

Benson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Benson

Daughter
Male

Harry L

Mackenzie

Son In Law
Female

Adeline

Mackenzie

Daughter
Male

John H

Mackenzie

Grand Son
Female

Annie A

Mackenzie

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary L

Mackenzie

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Timbrell

Grand Son
Female

Mary A

Pengelly

Servant
Female

Isabella

Munro

Servant
Female

Emma

Bayliss

Servant
Female

Alice

Baynham

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benson

Head

Married

76

1805

York, Yorkshire, England

Adeline O

Benson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Bromley, Kent, England

Eleanor M

Benson

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Tavistock, Devon, England

Frances

Benson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tavistock, Devon, England

Harry L

Mackenzie

Son In Law

Married

40

1841

East Indies

Adeline

Mackenzie

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Tavistock, Devon, England

John H

Mackenzie

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Scotland

Annie A

Mackenzie

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scotland

Mary L

Mackenzie

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Scotland

Thomas

Timbrell

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

East Indies

Mary A

Pengelly

Servant

Single

29

1852

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Isabella

Munro

Servant

Single

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Emma

Bayliss

Servant

Single

17

1864

Cam, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

Baynham

Servant

Single

23

1858

Norton Canon, Herefordshire, England

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