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Household of Samuel Benstead (born 1843, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Samuel Benstead and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Benstead, born in 1843 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Benstead, born in 1844 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Louisa (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Brother In Law, James Juler, born in 1858 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Samuel Benstead's household

Male

Samuel

Benstead

Head
Female

Mary

Benstead

Wife
Male

Robert

Benstead

Son
Male

William

Benstead

Son
Female

Louisa

Benstead

Daughter
Male

James

Juler

Brother In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Benstead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Benstead

Head

Married

38

1843

Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Benstead

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Robert

Benstead

Son

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Benstead

Son

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Benstead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

James

Juler

Brother In Law

Single

23

1858

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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