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Household of John Benson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Benson, born in 1835 in Malham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Keren Happuch Benson, born in 1842 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Annie (born 1865 in Eaton, Lancashire, England), John's Nephew, William G (born 1873 in Malham, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Amelia (born 1866 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1838 in Cracoe, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1842 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Benson's household

Male

John

Benson

Head
Female

Keren Happuch

Benson

Wife
Female

Annie

Sumner

Niece
Male

William G

Benson

Nephew
Female

Mary

Burnett

Servant
Female

Amelia

Bent

Servant
Male

Alexander

Coates

Servant
Male

John

Mc Kinnell

Servant
Male

John

Myers

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Malham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benson

Head

Married

46

1835

Malham, Yorkshire, England

Keren Happuch

Benson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Sumner

Niece

Single

16

1865

Eaton, Lancashire, England

William G

Benson

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Malham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Burnett

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Bent

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Alexander

Coates

Servant

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

John

Mc Kinnell

Servant

Single

43

1838

Cracoe, Yorkshire, England

John

Myers

Servant

Single

39

1842

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

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