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Household of Madby A Benson (born 1821, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

Madby A Benson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Madby A Benson, born in 1821 in Southwick, Durham, consisted of 13 members. Madby A was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Mary A (born 1847 in Southwick, Durham, England), Charles G (born 1852 in Southwick, Durham, England), John H (born 1857 in Southwick, Durham, England), Richard (born 1863 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Harriet (born 1849 in Southwick, Durham, England). She had 7 grandchildren; Hannah (born 1881 in Southwick, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Southwick, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in Southwick, Durham, England), Charles G (born 1874 in Southwick, Durham, England), Harriet (born 1877 in Southwick, Durham, England), Isabel (born 1878 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Anne (born 1881 in Southwick, Durham, England).


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Madby A Benson's household

Female

Madby A

Benson

Head
Female

Mary A

Benson

Daughter
Male

Charles G

Benson

Son
Male

John H

Benson

Son
Male

Richard

Benson

Son
Female

Hannah

Benson

Grand Daughter
Female

Harriet

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Grand Son
Male

Charles G

Smith

Grand Son
Female

Harriet

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Isabel

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Anne

Smith

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Madby A
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Southwick, Durham, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Madby A

Benson

Head

Widow

60

1821

Southwick, Durham, England

Mary A

Benson

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Southwick, Durham, England

Charles G

Benson

Son

Single

29

1852

Southwick, Durham, England

John H

Benson

Son

Single

24

1857

Southwick, Durham, England

Richard

Benson

Son

Single

18

1863

Southwick, Durham, England

Hannah

Benson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southwick, Durham, England

Harriet

Smith

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Southwick, Durham, England

Sarah

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Southwick, Durham, England

James

Smith

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Southwick, Durham, England

Charles G

Smith

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Southwick, Durham, England

Harriet

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southwick, Durham, England

Isabel

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Southwick, Durham, England

Anne

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southwick, Durham, England

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