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Household of William Benson (born 1815, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hexham, Northumberland, 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 1815 in Allendale, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Benson, born in 1816 in Chollerton, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Jane A (born 1843 in Allendale, Northumberland, England), James (born 1846 in Allendale, Northumberland, England) and William (born 1848 in Allendale, Northumberland, England). They had 1 grandchild; Cecilia, born 1875 in Haydon, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Matthew (born 1813 in Haydon, Northumberland, England), William's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1816 in Haydon, Northumberland, England) and William's Boarder, Matthew (born 1856 in Haydon, Northumberland, England).


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William Benson's household

Male

William

Benson

Head
Female

Mary

Benson

Wife
Female

Jane A

Benson

Daughter
Male

James

Benson

Son
Male

William

Benson

Son
Female

Cecilia

Benson

Grand Daughter
Male

Matthew

French

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

French

Visitor
Male

Matthew

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Benson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Allendale, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Benson

Head

Married

66

1815

Allendale, Northumberland, England

Mary

Benson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Chollerton, Northumberland, England

Jane A

Benson

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Allendale, Northumberland, England

James

Benson

Son

Single

35

1846

Allendale, Northumberland, England

William

Benson

Son

Single

33

1848

Allendale, Northumberland, England

Cecilia

Benson

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Haydon, Northumberland, England

Matthew

French

Visitor

Married

68

1813

Haydon, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

French

Visitor

Married

65

1816

Haydon, Northumberland, England

Matthew

Brown

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Haydon, Northumberland, England

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