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Household of Joseph Benson (born 1837, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Benson, born in 1837 in Kirkby, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Agnes Benson, born in 1836 in Warton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1868 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1872 in Pennington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Henry (born 1855 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Daniel (born 1857 in Westmorland, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England).
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Joseph Benson's household
Joseph
Benson
Head
Agnes
Benson
Wife
Joseph
Benson
Son
Robert
Benson
Son
Henry
Postlethwaite
Boarder
Daniel
Matthews
Boarder
Thomas
Green
Boarder
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Benson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Kirkby, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Benson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Kirkby, Lancashire, England | |
Agnes | Benson | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Warton, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Benson | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Ulverston, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Benson | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Pennington, Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Postlethwaite | Boarder | Single | 26 | 1855 | Ulverston, Lancashire, England | |
Daniel | Matthews | Boarder | Single | 24 | 1857 | Westmorland, England | |
Thomas | Green | Boarder | Single | 21 | 1860 | Yorkshire, England |
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