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Household of Thomas Benson (born 1848, Yorkshire)

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.

Thomas Benson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Benson, born in 1848 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Benson, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William W (born 1860 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Charlotte A (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Emma Dale, born in 1864 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Benson's household

Male

Thomas

Benson

Head
Female

Jane

Benson

Wife
Male

William W

Benson

Son
Female

Hannah

Benson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte A

Benson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Benson

Daughter
Male

David

Benson

Son
Female

Emma

Dale

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Benson

Head

Married

33

1848

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Benson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William W

Benson

Son

Single

21

1860

Salford, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Benson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

Charlotte A

Benson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Benson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

David

Benson

Son

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emma

Dale

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Salford, Lancashire, England

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