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Household of Peter Benston (born 1818, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eday and Pharay, Orkney, 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.
Peter Benston and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Benston, born in 1818 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John (born 1854 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland) and Richard (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Daughter-In-Law, Mary Benston, born in 1853 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Peter Benston's household
Peter
Benston
Head
John
Benston
Son
James
Benston
Son
Mary
Benston
Daughter-In-Law
Richard
Benston
Son
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Benston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Benston | Head | Widower | 63 | 1818 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Benston | Son | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Benston | Son | Married | 23 | 1858 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Benston | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 28 | 1853 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Richard | Benston | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Orkney, Scotland |
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