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Household of James Bennet (born 1838, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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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.

James Bennet and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bennet, born in 1838 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bennet, born in 1838 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1869 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, David (born 1862 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Bennet's household

Male

James

Bennet

Head
Female

Isabella

Bennet

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Bennet

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bennet

Son
Male

William

Bennet

Son
Male

David

Sinn

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bennet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bennet

Head

Married

43

1838

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Bennet

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Bennet

Daughter

-

12

1869

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Bennet

Son

-

10

1871

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Bennet

Son

-

0

1881

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Sinn

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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