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Household of Richard Benson (born 1857, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, Lancashire, 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.

Richard Benson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Benson, born in 1857 in Wesham, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Benson, born in 1855 in Weeton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John Thomas (born 1877 in Wesham, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Wesham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Brother To Wife, Thomas Wilcock, born in - in Wesham, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Benson's household

Male

Richard

Benson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Benson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilcock

Brother To Wife
Male

John Thomas

Benson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Benson

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Wesham, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Benson

Head

Married

24

1857

Wesham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Benson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Weeton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilcock

Brother To Wife

Single

-

-

Wesham, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Benson

Son

Single

4

1877

Wesham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Benson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wesham, Lancashire, England

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