Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Jane Bennet (born 1822)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Jane Bennet and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Bennet, born in 1822 in , consisted of 8 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; James, born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Jane's Visitor, James E (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane's Visitor, Mary Mcl (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane's Visitor, Emily J (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane's Visitor, Annie T (born 1857 in India), Jane's Visitor, Cecilia H (born 1864 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Jane's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Jane Bennet's household

Female

Jane

Bennet

Head
Male

James

Bennet

Son
Male

James E

Paterson

Visitor
Female

Mary Mcl

Paterson

Visitor
Female

Emily J

Paterson

Visitor
Female

Annie T

Sherwill

Visitor
Female

Cecilia H

Sherwill

Visitor
Female

Mary

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) Jane
Last name Bennet
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Bennet

Head

Widow

59

1822

England

James

Bennet

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James E

Paterson

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Mcl

Paterson

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emily J

Paterson

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie T

Sherwill

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

India

Cecilia H

Sherwill

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Jane Bennet in Portobello in 1881, and follow the Bennet family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Jane Bennet

We’ve found Jane Bennet in 465 family trees. Find out more about Jane Bennet's household and view the Bennet family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census