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Household of John Benson (born 1817, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 1817 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Benson, born in 1822 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1852 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1854 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Louisa (born 1857 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Gson, John Robinson, born in 1876 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.
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John Benson's household
John
Benson
Head
Ellen
Benson
Wife
Mary
Benson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Benson
Daughter
Louisa
Benson
Daughter
John
Robinson
Gson
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Benson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Rainford, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Benson | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Rainford, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Benson | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Benson | Daughter | Single | 29 | 1852 | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Benson | Daughter | Single | 27 | 1854 | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
Louisa | Benson | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
John | Robinson | Gson | Single | 5 | 1876 | Prescot, Lancashire, England |
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