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Household of Richard M Benson (born 1818, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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 M Benson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard M Benson, born in 1818 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 13 members. Richard M was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Benson, born in 1839 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 7 children; Richard C (born 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Annie C (born 1862 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Sarah J (born 1866 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Henry W (born 1867 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Mary B (born 1868 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Ethel M (born 1872 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard M's Nephew, Brydes L (born 1848 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Richard M's Servant, Mary J (born 1855 in Somerset, England), Richard M's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Norton Malreward, Somerset, England) and Richard M's Servant, Susan (born 1856 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Richard M Benson's household

Male

Richard M

Benson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Benson

Wife
Male

Richard C

Benson

Son
Female

Annie C

Benson

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Benson

Daughter
Male

Henry W

Benson

Son
Female

Mary B

Benson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Benson

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Benson

Daughter
Male

Brydes L

Cooper

Nephew
Female

Mary J

Gibbs

Servant
Female

Ellen

Hassell

Servant
Female

Susan

Millichamp

Servant
First name(s) Richard M
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard M

Benson

Head

Married

63

1818

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah A

Benson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Richard C

Benson

Son

Single

21

1860

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Annie C

Benson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah J

Benson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Henry W

Benson

Son

Single

14

1867

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary B

Benson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ellen

Benson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ethel M

Benson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Brydes L

Cooper

Nephew

Single

33

1848

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary J

Gibbs

Servant

Single

26

1855

Somerset, England

Ellen

Hassell

Servant

Single

21

1860

Norton Malreward, Somerset, England

Susan

Millichamp

Servant

Single

25

1856

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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