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Household of Robert Benson (born 1840, 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.

Robert Benson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Benson, born in 1840 in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Benson, born in 1848 in Preesall, Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; William (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Nanny (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Randal (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).


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Robert Benson's household

Male

Robert

Benson

Head
Female

Ellen

Benson

Wife
Male

William

Benson

Son
Female

Nanny

Benson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Benson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Benson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Benson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Benson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Benson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Benson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Benson

Son
Male

Randal

Benson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Benson

Head

Married

41

1840

Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Benson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Preesall, Lancashire, England

William

Benson

Son

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Nanny

Benson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Benson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Alice

Benson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Jane

Benson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Ada

Benson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Benson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Benson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Robert

Benson

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Randal

Benson

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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