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Household of Joseph Benson (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1843 in , consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Benson, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1877 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Francis Dunlevery, born in 1826 in England.


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Joseph Benson's household

Male

Joseph

Benson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Benson

Wife
Male

William

Benson

Son
Male

Samuel

Benson

Son
Male

James

Benson

Son
Male

Francis

Dunlevery

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Benson

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Elizabeth

Benson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

William

Benson

Son

-

11

1870

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Benson

Son

-

4

1877

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Benson

Son

-

2

1879

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Dunlevery

Boarder

Married

55

1826

England

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