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Household of John Benson (born 1833, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1833 in Workington, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Benson, born in 1838 in Haswell, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1857 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), John (born 1861 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1865 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Sarah J (born 1868 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), E A (born 1873 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and E B (born 1878 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Henry Pickford, born in 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Benson's household

Male

John

Benson

Head
Female

Ann

Benson

Wife
Male

William

Benson

Son
Male

John

Benson

Son
Male

Matthew

Benson

Son
Female

Sarah J

Benson

Daughter
Female

E A

Benson

Daughter
Female

E B

Benson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Pickford

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Workington, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benson

Head

Married

48

1833

Workington, Cumberland, England

Ann

Benson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Haswell, Durham, England

William

Benson

Son

Single

24

1857

Spennymoor, Durham, England

John

Benson

Son

Single

20

1861

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Matthew

Benson

Son

Single

16

1865

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Sarah J

Benson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Spennymoor, Durham, England

E A

Benson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Spennymoor, Durham, England

E B

Benson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Henry

Pickford

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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