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Household of William T Benson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 T Benson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William T Benson, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William T was the head of the household, married to Rebecca P Benson, born in 1823 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William J P (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William T's Lodger Head, William (born 1841 in London, Middlesex, England), William T's Lodger, Ernest (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England), William T's Lodger, Flora (born 1868 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and William T's Lodger, Rose (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William T Benson's household

Male

William T

Benson

Head
Female

Rebecca P

Benson

Wife
Male

William J P

Benson

Son
Female

Ellen

Benson

Daughter
Male

William

Clitherow

Lodger Head
Male

Ernest

Clitherow

Lodger
Female

Flora

Clitherow

Lodger
Female

Rose

Adams

Lodger
First name(s) William T
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William T

Benson

Head

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Rebecca P

Benson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

William J P

Benson

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Benson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Clitherow

Lodger Head

Married

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Clitherow

Lodger

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Flora

Clitherow

Lodger

Single

13

1868

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Rose

Adams

Lodger

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

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