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Household of Joseph Benson (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Benson, born in 1848 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Matilda Benson, born in 1847 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Niece, Mary Hannah Rosteron, born in 1869 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Benson's household

Male

Joseph

Benson

Head
Female

Matilda

Benson

Wife
Female

Mary Hannah

Rosteron

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Benson

Head

Married

33

1848

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Matilda

Benson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary Hannah

Rosteron

Niece

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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