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Household of William Benson (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Benson, born in 1845 in Barton Le Willows, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Benson, born in 1841 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Kate Ann (born 1874 in Scrayingham, Yorkshire, England), Edith Hannah (born 1875 in Scrayingham, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Elloner (born 1879 in Scrayingham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Prentice, Albert (born 1863 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Holtby, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger Head, Rashley Ed Hungerford (born 1856 in Church Eaton, Staffordshire, England).


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William Benson's household

Male

William

Benson

Head
Female

Mary

Benson

Wife
Female

Kate Ann

Benson

Daughter
Female

Edith Hannah

Benson

Daughter
Female

Mary Elloner

Benson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Muddson

Prentice
Female

Mary

Sissons

Servant
Male

Rashley Ed Hungerford

Duke

Lodger Head
First name(s) William
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Barton Le Willows

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Benson

Head

Married

36

1845

Barton Le Willows

Mary

Benson

Wife

Married

40

1841

York, Yorkshire, England

Kate Ann

Benson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Scrayingham, Yorkshire, England

Edith Hannah

Benson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Scrayingham, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elloner

Benson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scrayingham, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Muddson

Prentice

Single

18

1863

Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

Mary

Sissons

Servant

Single

13

1868

Holtby, Yorkshire, England

Rashley Ed Hungerford

Duke

Lodger Head

Single

25

1856

Church Eaton, Staffordshire, England

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