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Household of James Bennett (born 1808, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, 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 1808 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaretta, born 1838 in Bath, Somerset, England. He had 1 grandchild; Ellen, born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Sarah (born 1803 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1855 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England), James's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, John C (born 1806 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England).


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James Bennett's household

Male

James

Bennett

Head
Female

Margaretta

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bennett

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Rich

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Francis

Lodger
Male

John

Bates

Lodger
Male

John C

Woolfield

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bennett

Head

Widower

73

1808

Bath, Somerset, England

Margaretta

Bennett

Daughter

Single

43

1838

Bath, Somerset, England

Ellen

Bennett

Grand Daughter

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Rich

Lodger

Widow

78

1803

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Thomas

Francis

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ludlow, Shropshire, England

John

Bates

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John C

Woolfield

Lodger

Widower

75

1806

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

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