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Household of Joseph Benson (born 1848, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 1848 in Newton, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Benson, born in 1853 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Frank (born 1870 in Coxhoe, Durham, England), John Wm (born 1873 in Hamsterley, Durham, England), Michael (born 1875 in Cornsay, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Holywell, Northumberland, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Durham, England).


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Joseph Benson's household

Male

Joseph

Benson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Benson

Wife
Male

Frank

Benson

Son
Male

John Wm

Benson

Son
Male

Michael

Benson

Son
Male

Thomas

Benson

Son
Male

Arthur

Benson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Newton, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Benson

Head

Married

33

1848

Newton, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Benson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Scotland

Frank

Benson

Son

Single

11

1870

Coxhoe, Durham, England

John Wm

Benson

Son

Single

8

1873

Hamsterley, Durham, England

Michael

Benson

Son

Single

6

1875

Cornsay, Durham, England

Thomas

Benson

Son

Single

4

1877

Holywell, Northumberland, England

Arthur

Benson

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

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