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Household of Robert Benson (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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.

Robert Benson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Benson, born in 1834 in Beeston, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Benson, born in 1833 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1868 in Morley, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Son In Law, Thomas Cooper, born in 1861 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Benson's household

Male

Robert

Benson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Benson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Benson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cooper

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cooper

Son In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Benson

Head

Married

47

1834

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Benson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Benson

Son

Single

13

1868

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Cooper

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Cooper

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

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