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Household of John Bennet (born 1837, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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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.

John Bennet and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bennet, born in 1837 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Bennet, born in 1854 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1876 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Miller (born 1879 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Blair, born in 1811 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Bennet's household

Male

John

Bennet

Head
Female

Mary

Bennet

Wife
Female

Maggie

Bennet

Daughter
Male

Miller

Bennet

Son
Male

Alexander

Bennet

Son
Female

Margaret

Blair

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Bennet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bennet

Head

Married

44

1837

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Bennet

Wife

Married

27

1854

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Bennet

Daughter

-

5

1876

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Miller

Bennet

Son

-

2

1879

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bennet

Son

-

0

1881

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Blair

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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