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Household of Richard Benson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Benson, born in 1842 in Norton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Benson, born in 1843 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; Robert P (born 1876 in Stockton, Durham, England), Fenwick A (born 1878 in Stockton, Durham, England), Richard W (born 1880 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Charles W (born 1881 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Catherine Hayes, born in 1864 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Benson's household

Male

Richard

Benson

Head
Female

Ann

Benson

Wife
Male

Robert P

Benson

Son
Male

Fenwick A

Benson

Son
Male

Richard W

Benson

Son
Male

Charles W

Benson

Son
Female

Catherine

Hayes

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Norton, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Benson

Head

Married

39

1842

Norton, Durham, England

Ann

Benson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Durham, England

Robert P

Benson

Son

Single

5

1876

Stockton, Durham, England

Fenwick A

Benson

Son

Single

3

1878

Stockton, Durham, England

Richard W

Benson

Son

Single

1

1880

Stockton, Durham, England

Charles W

Benson

Son

Single

0

1881

Stockton, Durham, England

Catherine

Hayes

Servant

Single

17

1864

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

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