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address:
surname:
181 Gt King St
Benson
adults in house *includes lodgers:
children
total in household
5
4
9

Poverty Line Rating

C

Benson Joseph, Age - 46, Head Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Pear-Button-Turning 16.64

Benson Elizabeth, Age - 48, Wife Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - 0

Benson Betsy, Age - 24, Daughter , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Pearl-Buttons Driller 6.66

Benson James R., Age - 18, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Teacher Pupil 21.56

Benson Walter, Age - 16, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Clerk 12.31

Benson Christopher, Age - 12, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Scholar 0

Benson Joseph, Age - 10, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Scholar 0

Benson Fredrick, Age - 8, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Scholar 0

Benson Albert, Age - 6, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Scholar 0

Poverty Bar Grading

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A = comfortable. Standard meal) with surplus of 31s+ shillings 5
B = moderate.  Standard meal with surplus of 21s to 31s
C = poor. Standard meal with surplus of 11s to 21s
D = very poor. Standard meal with surplus of 5s to 11s
E = poverty. Workhouse diet with surplus is a minus OR Standard meal of surplus 1s to 5s
Having a larger family does increase the family income budget and increase surplus and go towards raising the poverty grading. However living conditions would be extremelly cramped.
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