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Household of James Bennett (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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.

James Bennett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bennett, born in 1825 in Cotleigh, Devon, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan Bennett, born in 1829 in Ilminster, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Sarah, born 1854 in Thorney, Somerset, England. They had 1 grandchild; William C B, born 1880 in Axminster, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1855 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), James's Boarder, Harry (born 1855 in Ashford, Kent, England) and James's Boarder, Charles (born 1847 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).


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James Bennett's household

Male

James

Bennett

Head
Female

Susan

Bennett

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gapper

Daughter
Female

Jane

Harris

Step Daughter
Male

Harry

Jarvis

Boarder
Male

William C B

Gapper

Grand Son
Male

Charles

Rallings

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Cotleigh, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bennett

Head

Married

56

1825

Cotleigh, Devon, England

Susan

Bennett

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Sarah

Gapper

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Thorney, Somerset, England

Jane

Harris

Step Daughter

Single

26

1855

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Harry

Jarvis

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Ashford, Kent, England

William C B

Gapper

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Axminster, Devon, England

Charles

Rallings

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

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