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Household of Thomas Benson (born 1811, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Thomas Benson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Benson, born in 1811 in Passenham, Northamptonshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Benson, born in 1819 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Mariam (born 1852 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, Eliza (born 1857 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England).


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Thomas Benson's household

Male

Thomas

Benson

Head
Female

Mary

Benson

Wife
Female

Mariam

Goodwin

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Harris

Servant
Female

Mary

Whimhurst

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Passenham, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Benson

Head

Married

70

1811

Passenham, Northamptonshire, England

Mary

Benson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Mariam

Goodwin

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Islington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Harris

Servant

Single

24

1857

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Whimhurst

Servant

Single

28

1853

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

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