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Household of Joseph Benn (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Joseph Benn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Benn, born in 1839 in Keswick, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Benn, born in 1838 in Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1860 in Westmorland, England), Sarah J (born 1869 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England), William (born 1872 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Matley, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England).


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Joseph Benn's household

Male

Joseph

Benn

Head
Female

Jane

Benn

Wife
Male

John

Benn

Son
Female

Sarah J

Benn

Daughter
Male

William

Benn

Son
Male

Joseph

Benn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Benn

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Benn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Keswick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Benn

Head

Married

42

1839

Keswick, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Benn

Wife

Married

43

1838

Westmorland, England

John

Benn

Son

Single

21

1860

Westmorland, England

Sarah J

Benn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ambleside, Westmorland, England

William

Benn

Son

Single

9

1872

Ambleside, Westmorland, England

Joseph

Benn

Son

Single

6

1875

Matley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Benn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ambleside, Westmorland, England

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