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Household of William Benson (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Benson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Benson, born in 1835 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane M Benson, born in 1838 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 11 children; Martha E (born 1860 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Samuel H W (born 1862 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Edith (born 1864 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Flora (born 1867 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Frederick (born 1870 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Emily C (born 1870 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Jane G (born 1874 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Lilly (born 1877 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Albert (born 1878 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Arthur R (born 1881 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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William Benson's household

Male

William

Benson

Head
Female

Jane M

Benson

Wife
Female

Martha E

Benson

Daughter
Male

Samuel H W

Benson

Son
Female

Edith

Benson

Daughter
Female

Flora

Benson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Benson

Son
Female

Emily C

Benson

Daughter
Female

Jane G

Benson

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Benson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Benson

Son
Male

Ernest

Benson

Son
Male

Arthur R

Benson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Benson

Head

Married

46

1835

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Jane M

Benson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Martha E

Benson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Samuel H W

Benson

Son

Single

19

1862

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Edith

Benson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Flora

Benson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Frederick

Benson

Son

Single

11

1870

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Emily C

Benson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Jane G

Benson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Lilly

Benson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Albert

Benson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ernest

Benson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Arthur R

Benson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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