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Household of Jonathan Benson (born 1856, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Jonathan Benson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Benson, born in 1856 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Benson, born in 1857 in Jarrow, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Robert A (born 1877 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Henry J (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Elizabeth J (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jonathan's Wifes Sister, Ethma Mossman, born in 1866 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Jonathan Benson's household

Male

Jonathan

Benson

Head
Female

Margaret A

Benson

Wife
Male

Robert A

Benson

Son
Male

Henry J

Benson

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Benson

Daughter
Female

Ethma

Mossman

Wifes Sister
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Benson

Head

Married

25

1856

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret A

Benson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Jarrow, Durham, England

Robert A

Benson

Son

Single

4

1877

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Henry J

Benson

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Benson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ethma

Mossman

Wifes Sister

Single

15

1866

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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