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Household of William Benson (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Howden, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Benson, born in 1851 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Benson, born in 1852 in Brawby, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Jane Ann (born 1876 in Bubwith, Yorkshire, England), Grace (born 1877 in Bubwith, Yorkshire, England), Robert H (born 1879 in Bubwith, Yorkshire, England) and Theodora (born 1881 in Bubwith, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Henry (born 1861 in Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, William (born 1863 in North Newbald, Yorkshire, England) and William's Appren, George Wm (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Benson's household

Male

William

Benson

Head
Female

Sarah

Benson

Wife
Male

Jane Ann

Benson

Son
Female

Grace

Benson

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Benson

Son
Female

Theodora

Benson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Bowes

Servant
Male

William

Tindale

Servant
Male

George Wm

Nickson

Appren
First name(s) William
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Benson

Head

Married

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Benson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Brawby, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Benson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bubwith, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Benson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bubwith, Yorkshire, England

Robert H

Benson

Son

Single

2

1879

Bubwith, Yorkshire, England

Theodora

Benson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bubwith, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Bowes

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

William

Tindale

Servant

Single

18

1863

North Newbald, Yorkshire, England

George Wm

Nickson

Appren

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

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