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Household of William Benson (born 1822, 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.

William Benson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Benson, born in 1822 in Stainburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Benson, born in 1836 in Dacre, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Simon John (born 1862 in Idle, Yorkshire, England), Eliza Anne (born 1865 in Idle, Yorkshire, England), Sara Alice (born 1867 in Idle, Yorkshire, England), Albert Francis (born 1872 in Idle, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred Douthwaite (born 1880 in Idle, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1811 in Dacre, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Benjamin (born 1857 in Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, George (born 1857 in Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Isaac (born 1862 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England).


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William Benson's household

Male

William

Benson

Head
Female

Eliza

Benson

Wife
Male

Simon John

Benson

Son
Female

Eliza Anne

Benson

Daughter
Female

Sara Alice

Benson

Daughter
Male

Albert Francis

Benson

Son
Male

Alfred Douthwaite

Benson

Son
Female

Mary

Newbould

Mother In Law
Male

Benjamin

Kipling

Servant
Male

George

Renton

Servant
Male

Isaac

Morrell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Stainburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Benson

Head

Married

59

1822

Stainburn, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Benson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dacre, Yorkshire, England

Simon John

Benson

Son

Single

19

1862

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Anne

Benson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Sara Alice

Benson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Albert Francis

Benson

Son

Single

9

1872

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Alfred Douthwaite

Benson

Son

Single

1

1880

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Newbould

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Dacre, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Kipling

Servant

Single

24

1857

Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire, England

George

Renton

Servant

Single

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

Isaac

Morrell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

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