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Household of Joseph Bennison (born 1839, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Bennison and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bennison, born in 1839 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emily Ann Bennison, born in 1841 in Pulford, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah Eliza (born 1869 in Ceylon), Alice Maud (born 1872 in Ceylon), Joseph James L (born 1875 in Ceylon), Frank S (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Percy J (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Governess, Julia C M (born 1857 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Servant, Mary E (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Maria (born 1863 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Bennison's household

Male

Joseph

Bennison

Head
Female

Emily Ann

Bennison

Wife
Female

Hannah Eliza

Bennison

Daughter
Female

Alice Maud

Bennison

Daughter
Male

Joseph James L

Bennison

Son
Male

Frank S

Bennison

Son
Male

Percy J

Bennison

Son
Female

Julia C M

Henman

Governess
Female

Mary E

Maddock

Servant
Female

Maria

Evans

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bennison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bennison

Head

Married

42

1839

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Emily Ann

Bennison

Wife

Married

40

1841

Pulford, Cheshire, England

Hannah Eliza

Bennison

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ceylon

Alice Maud

Bennison

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ceylon

Joseph James L

Bennison

Son

Single

6

1875

Ceylon

Frank S

Bennison

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Percy J

Bennison

Son

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Julia C M

Henman

Governess

Single

24

1857

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary E

Maddock

Servant

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maria

Evans

Servant

Single

18

1863

Chester, Cheshire, England

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