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Household of Max Benjamin (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

Max Benjamin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Max Benjamin, born in 1849 in , consisted of 8 members. Max was the head of the household, married to Ann Benjamin, born in 1847 in Poland (Russia). They had 5 children; Goodman (born 1870 in England), Samuel (born 1872 in England), Gerald (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Frederick (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Max's Servant, Mary Swan, born in 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Max Benjamin's household

Male

Max

Benjamin

Head
Female

Ann

Benjamin

Wife
Male

Goodman

Benjamin

Son
Male

Samuel

Benjamin

Son
Male

Gerald

Benjamin

Son
Female

Matilda

Benjamin

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Benjamin

Son
Female

Mary

Swan

Servant
First name(s) Max
Last name Benjamin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Poland (Russia)

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Max

Benjamin

Head

Married

32

1849

Poland (Russia)

Ann

Benjamin

Wife

Married

34

1847

Poland (Russia)

Goodman

Benjamin

Son

-

11

1870

England

Samuel

Benjamin

Son

-

9

1872

England

Gerald

Benjamin

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matilda

Benjamin

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frederick

Benjamin

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Swan

Servant

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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