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BENSTON

Benston in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Orkney

0.0498

451.9774

Derbyshire

0.0013

11.9142

Yorkshire

0.0001

0.9412

London

0.0001

0.6218

Kent

0.0001

0.9112

Surrey

0.0001

0.6381

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0003

2.3207

Buckinghamshire

0.0006

5.1414

Northamptonshire

0.0004

3.3058

Staffordshire

0.0001

0.9211

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Stronsay Eday

Orkney

0.7136

6521.7391

Alfreton

Derbyshire

0.0432

392.1569

Sheffield

Yorkshire

0.0022

19.7044

Stoke Newington London

London

0.0088

79.6813

Bromley

Kent

0.0066

59.8802

Clapham

Surrey

0.0027

24.8756

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0006

5.7670

Fulmer

Buckinghamshire

0.2336

2000.0000

Kirkwall St Ola

Orkney

0.0208

188.6792

Leeds

Yorkshire

0.0006

5.5556

Northampton St Peter

Northamptonshire

0.0599

555.5556

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

0.0020

17.8253

Top male forenames

William Benston
James Benston
John Benston
Joseph Benston
Marmaduke Benston
Reginald Benston

Top female forenames

Mary Benston
Eliza Benston
Elizabeth Benston
Hannah Benston
Harriet Benston
Lydia Benston

Top occupations

Scholar
Bus Driver
Cabinet Maker
Coal Miner
Groom
Nurse Domestic
Potman
Shoe Closer