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Household of W A Benham (born 1845, Surrey)

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.

W A Benham and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W A Benham, born in 1845 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 12 members. W A was the head of the household, married to Mary A Benham, born in 1842 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Walter W (born 1869 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Edward W (born 1873 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), C W (born 1874 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Edith Mary (born 1876 in Fulham, Middlesex, England) and Alfred W (born 1878 in Fulham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were W A's Cousin, W E (born 1849 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England), W A's Boarder, A (born 1855 in Belfast), W A's Servant, M T (born 1865 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), W A's Assistant, Elizabeth A C (born 1864 in Mitcham, Surrey, England) and W A's Servant, Susannah (born 1862 in Brompton, Middlesex, England).


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W A Benham's household

Male

W A

Benham

Head
Female

Mary A

Benham

Wife
Male

Walter W

Benham

Son
Male

Edward W

Benham

Son
Male

C W

Benham

Son
Female

Edith Mary

Benham

Daughter
Male

Alfred W

Benham

Son
Male

W E

Mackaness

Cousin
Female

A

Miller

Boarder
Female

M T

Holman

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A C

Faircloth

Assistant
Female

Susannah

Cunningham

Servant
First name(s) W A
Last name Benham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W A

Benham

Head

Married

36

1845

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary A

Benham

Wife

Married

39

1842

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Walter W

Benham

Son

Single

12

1869

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Edward W

Benham

Son

Single

8

1873

Kensington, Middlesex, England

C W

Benham

Son

Single

7

1874

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Edith Mary

Benham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Alfred W

Benham

Son

Single

3

1878

Fulham, Middlesex, England

W E

Mackaness

Cousin

Single

32

1849

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England

A

Miller

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Belfast

M T

Holman

Servant

Single

16

1865

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth A C

Faircloth

Assistant

Single

17

1864

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Susannah

Cunningham

Servant

Single

19

1862

Brompton, Middlesex, England

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