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Household of William Benson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Benson, born in 1844 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Benson, born in 1845 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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William Benson's household

Male

William

Benson

Head
Female

Ann

Benson

Wife
Female

Ann

Benson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Benson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Benson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Benson

Head

Married

37

1844

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ann

Benson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ann

Benson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Thomas

Benson

Son

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Benson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

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