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Household of Mark Benson (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

Mark Benson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mark Benson, born in 1819 in Hopperton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Mark was the head of the household, married to Mary Benson, born in 1819 in Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; George, born 1851 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Mark's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Mark's Boarder, Ben (born 1861 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England).


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Mark Benson's household

Male

Mark

Benson

Head
Female

Mary

Benson

Wife
Male

George

Benson

Son
Male

John

Shephard

Boarder
Male

Ben

Haigh

Boarder
First name(s) Mark
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Hopperton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mark

Benson

Head

Married

62

1819

Hopperton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Benson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England

George

Benson

Son

Single

30

1851

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Shephard

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Peckham, Surrey, England

Ben

Haigh

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

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