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Household of Walter Bensley (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Walter Bensley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Bensley, born in 1854 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Julia Bensley, born in 1857 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Frank, born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Mary (born 1845 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), Walter's Servant, Annie (born 1857 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England) and Walter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Staffordshire, England).


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Walter Bensley's household

Male

Walter

Bensley

Head
Female

Julia

Bensley

Wife
Male

Frank

Bensley

Son
Female

Mary

Kelly

Servant
Female

Annie

Abbot

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Griffin

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Bensley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Bensley

Head

Married

27

1854

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Julia

Bensley

Wife

Married

24

1857

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frank

Bensley

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Kelly

Servant

Single

36

1845

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Annie

Abbot

Servant

Single

24

1857

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Griffin

Servant

Single

24

1857

Staffordshire, England

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