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Household of John Benton (born 1849, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Benton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Benton, born in 1849 in Doddington, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Benton, born in 1855 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John Henry (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and George Thomas (born 1881 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Benton's household

Male

John

Benton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Benton

Wife
Male

John Henry

Benton

Son
Male

George Thomas

Benton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Benton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Benton

Head

Married

32

1849

Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary Ann

Benton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Benton

Son

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George Thomas

Benton

Son

Single

0

1881

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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