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Household of John Benstead (born 1839, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Spalding, Lincolnshire, 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 Benstead and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Benstead, born in 1839 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 17 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Benstead, born in 1839 in Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 9 children; John G (born 1866 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England), William D (born 1867 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England), Reuben (born 1875 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England), Charles E (born 1877 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England), Sarah (born 1864 in Weston, Lincolnshire, England), Hephzibah (born 1868 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England), Ruth (born 1872 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England) and Jemima (born 1873 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Moses A, born 1879 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1803 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England), John's Boarder, Henery (born 1804 in Rutland, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1819 in Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Benstead's household

Male

John

Benstead

Head
Female

Mary

Benstead

Wife
Male

John G

Benstead

Son
Male

William D

Benstead

Son
Male

Reuben

Benstead

Son
Male

Charles E

Benstead

Son
Female

Sarah

Benstead

Daughter
Female

Hephzibah

Benstead

Daughter
Female

Mary

Benstead

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Benstead

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Benstead

Daughter
Male

Moses A

Benstead

Grand Son
Male

John

Papworth

Boarder
Male

Henery

Barsby

Boarder
Male

John

Tyers

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Gilbert

Boarder
Male

William

Riggle

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Benstead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benstead

Head

Married

42

1839

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Benstead

Wife

Married

42

1839

Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England

John G

Benstead

Son

Single

15

1866

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

William D

Benstead

Son

Single

14

1867

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

Reuben

Benstead

Son

Single

6

1875

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

Charles E

Benstead

Son

Single

4

1877

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Benstead

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Weston, Lincolnshire, England

Hephzibah

Benstead

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Benstead

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

Ruth

Benstead

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

Jemima

Benstead

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

Moses A

Benstead

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

John

Papworth

Boarder

Single

78

1803

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Henery

Barsby

Boarder

Widower

77

1804

Rutland, England

John

Tyers

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Gilbert

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, England

William

Riggle

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

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