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Household of Elijah Bennett (born 1833, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Elijah Bennett and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Bennett, born in 1833 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Elijah was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Henry J (born 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England), George W (born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Emily (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England), John (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Elisa (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Frederick (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Albert C (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elijah's Boarder, Ellen Feist, born in 1848 in Ditchling, Sussex, England.


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Elijah Bennett's household

Male

Elijah

Bennett

Head
Male

Henry J

Bennett

Son
Male

George W

Bennett

Son
Female

Emily

Bennett

Daughter
Male

John

Bennett

Son
Female

Elisa

Bennett

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Bennett

Son
Male

Albert C

Bennett

Son
Female

Ellen

Feist

Boarder
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Bennett

Head

Widower

48

1833

Brighton, Sussex, England

Henry J

Bennett

Son

Single

19

1862

Brighton, Sussex, England

George W

Bennett

Son

Single

15

1866

Brighton, Sussex, England

Emily

Bennett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

John

Bennett

Son

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elisa

Bennett

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frederick

Bennett

Son

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Albert C

Bennett

Son

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ellen

Feist

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Ditchling, Sussex, England

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