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Household of William Benzie (born 1847, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Benzie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Benzie, born in 1847 in Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Benzie, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth L (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie M (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith A (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James A (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jessie (born 1861 in Easdale, Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Benzie's household

Male

William

Benzie

Head
Female

Catherine

Benzie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth L

Benzie

Daughter
Female

Jessie M

Benzie

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Benzie

Daughter
Male

James A

Benzie

Son
Female

Jessie

Livingston

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Munro

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Benzie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Benzie

Head

Married

34

1847

Banffshire, Scotland

Catherine

Benzie

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth L

Benzie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie M

Benzie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith A

Benzie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Benzie

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Livingston

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Easdale, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Munro

Servant

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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