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Household of John Benson (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Benson, born in 1827 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Benson, born in 1823 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Anne M (born 1853 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur J (born 1859 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Black, born in 1855 in Scotland.


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John Benson's household

Male

John

Benson

Head
Female

Ann

Benson

Wife
Female

Mary E

Benson

Daughter
Female

Anne M

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Arthur J

Benson

Son
Male

James

Black

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benson

Head

Married

54

1827

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Benson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Benson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Anne M

Taylor

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Arthur J

Benson

Son

Single

22

1859

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

James

Black

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Scotland

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