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Household of Joseph Benson (born 1856, Derbyshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Benson, born in 1856 in Norton, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Benson, born in 1855 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Florence E (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edith M (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William A (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Malinder Allen, born in 1859 in -.


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Joseph Benson's household

Male

Joseph

Benson

Head
Female

Mary A

Benson

Wife
Female

Florence E

Benson

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Benson

Daughter
Male

William A

Benson

Son
Female

Malinder

Allen

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Norton, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Benson

Head

Married

25

1856

Norton, Derbyshire, England

Mary A

Benson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Florence E

Benson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith M

Benson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William A

Benson

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Malinder

Allen

Servant

Single

22

1859

-

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