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Household of Sarah Benson (born 1804, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Sarah Benson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Benson, born in 1804 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Mary Jane, born 1841 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Nurse Child, Fanny (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah's Lodger, John (born 1845 in Scotland).


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Sarah Benson's household

Female

Sarah

Benson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Benson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Stanley

Nurse Child
Male

John

Hunter

Lodger
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Benson

Head

Widow

77

1804

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Benson

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Stanley

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Hunter

Lodger

Single

36

1845

Scotland

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