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Household of James Bennett (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bennett, born in 1836 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Bennett, born in 1841 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Esther A (born 1876 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ellen Shanaham, born in 1864 in India.


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James Bennett's household

Male

James

Bennett

Head
Female

Mary

Bennett

Wife
Female

Esther A

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bennett

Daughter
Male

John

Bennett

Son
Female

Ellen

Shanaham

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bennett

Head

Married

45

1836

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bennett

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Esther A

Bennett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bennett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John

Bennett

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shanaham

Servant

Single

17

1864

India

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