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Household of James Bennett (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bennett, born in 1847 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Bennett, born in 1848 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1875 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England), Maria (born 1876 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England), William (born 1877 in Euxton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Euxton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1840 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, John (born 1848 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England).


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James Bennett's household

Male

James

Bennett

Head
Female

Maria

Bennett

Wife
Female

Alice

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Maria

Bennett

Daughter
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Male

Thomas

Bennett

Son
Male

Thomas

Holden

Lodger
Male

John

Cockshott

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bennett

Head

Married

34

1847

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

Maria

Bennett

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Alice

Bennett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Maria

Bennett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

William

Bennett

Son

Single

4

1877

Euxton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bennett

Son

Single

1

1880

Euxton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Holden

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

John

Cockshott

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

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