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Household of Charles Bennet (born 1841, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Charles Bennet and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Bennet, born in 1841 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Susan Bennet, born in 1844 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1867 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Bessie (born 1870 in Dorset, England) and Alice (born 1877 in Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Daughter Twin, Mary (born 1880 in Dorset, England) and Charles's Daughter Twin, Martha (born 1880 in Dorset, England).


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Charles Bennet's household

Male

Charles

Bennet

Head
Female

Susan

Bennet

Wife
Male

George

Bennet

Son
Female

Bessie

Bennet

Daughter
Female

Alice

Bennet

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bennet

Daughter Twin
Female

Martha

Bennet

Daughter Twin
First name(s) Charles
Last name Bennet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Bennet

Head

Married

40

1841

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Susan

Bennet

Wife

Married

37

1844

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

George

Bennet

Son

Single

14

1867

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Bessie

Bennet

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dorset, England

Alice

Bennet

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dorset, England

Mary

Bennet

Daughter Twin

Single

1

1880

Dorset, England

Martha

Bennet

Daughter Twin

Single

1

1880

Dorset, England

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