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Household of Joseph Benson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Benson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Benson, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice M Benson, born in 1850 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Bootle, Cumberland, England), Emma (born 1874 in Bootle, Cumberland, England) and Samuel (born 1876 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, John Grundy, born in 1881 in Bootle, Cumberland, England.


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Joseph Benson's household

Male

Joseph

Benson

Head
Female

Alice M

Benson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Benson

Son
Female

Emma

Benson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Benson

Son
Male

John

Grundy

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Benson

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Benson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Benson

Son

Single

11

1870

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Emma

Benson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Samuel

Benson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bootle, Cumberland, England

John

Grundy

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Cumberland, England

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