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Household of Richard Benson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Richard Benson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Benson, born in 1838 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Hannah Benson, born in 1845 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1867 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), James William Hannah Jane (born 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Hannah Jane (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Frances Louisa (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph Smith (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Benson's household

Male

Richard

Benson

Head
Female

Hannah

Benson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Benson

Daughter
Male

James William Hannah Jane

Benson

Son
Female

Hannah Jane

Benson

Daughter
Female

Frances Louisa

Benson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Benson

Daughter
Male

Joseph Smith

Benson

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Benson

Head

Married

43

1838

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Benson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Benson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James William Hannah Jane

Benson

Son

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Hannah Jane

Benson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Frances Louisa

Benson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Annie

Benson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Joseph Smith

Benson

Son

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

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