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Household of William Benn (born 1840, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

William Benn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Benn, born in 1840 in Bolton, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Esther Benn, born in 1842 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; Oswald (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Adelaide H (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mildred A (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Vincent J W (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John S (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Violet E (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Benn's household

Male

William

Benn

Head
Female

Esther

Benn

Wife
Male

Oswald

Benn

Son
Female

Adelaide H

Benn

Daughter
Female

Mildred A

Benn

Daughter
Male

Vincent J W

Benn

Son
Male

John S

Benn

Son
Female

Violet E

Benn

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Benn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bolton, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Benn

Head

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Cumberland, England

Esther

Benn

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Oswald

Benn

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Adelaide H

Benn

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mildred A

Benn

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Vincent J W

Benn

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John S

Benn

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Violet E

Benn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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