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Household of Thomas Benson (born 1841, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Benson, born in 1841 in Corbridge, Northumberland, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Benson, born in 1846 in Hexham, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; William A (born 1872 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Tom Charles (born 1876 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Ernest G D (born 1877 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Florence May (born 1878 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Oswald (born 1879 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Herbert S (born 1880 in Lanchester, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Mary H (born 1856 in Hexham, Northumberland, England), Thomas's Boarder, Ewen C (born 1857 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth Ann (born 1857 in Norfolk, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
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Thomas Benson's household
Thomas
Benson
Head
Sarah Jane
Benson
Wife
William A
Benson
Son
Tom Charles
Benson
Son
Ernest G D
Benson
Son
Florence May
Benson
Daughter
Oswald
Benson
Son
Herbert S
Benson
Son
Mary H
Pearson
Sister In Law
Ewen C
Macphee
Boarder
Elizabeth Ann
Gooch
Servant
Elizabeth
Shepherd
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Benson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Corbridge, Northumberland, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Benson | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Corbridge, Northumberland, England | |
Sarah Jane | Benson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Hexham, Northumberland, England | |
William A | Benson | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Tom Charles | Benson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Ernest G D | Benson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Florence May | Benson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Oswald | Benson | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Herbert S | Benson | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Mary H | Pearson | Sister In Law | Single | 25 | 1856 | Hexham, Northumberland, England | |
Ewen C | Macphee | Boarder | Single | 24 | 1857 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Ann | Gooch | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Norfolk, England | |
Elizabeth | Shepherd | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England |
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