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 John Bennets (born 1853, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, England

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.

John Bennets and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bennets, born in 1853 in Breage, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth H Bennets, born in 1857 in Breage, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1875 in Breage, Cornwall, England), William (born 1877 in Breage, Cornwall, England), John (born 1878 in Breage, Cornwall, England) and Celia (born 1880 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Lavinia (born 1840 in Breage, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1866 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England).


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

John Bennets's household

Male

John

Bennets

Head
Female

Elizabeth H

Bennets

Wife
Male

Richard

Bennets

Son
Male

William

Bennets

Son
Male

John

Bennets

Son
Female

Celia

Bennets

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

Rowe

Visitor
Male

William

Caddy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bennets
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Breage, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bennets

Head

Married

28

1853

Breage, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth H

Bennets

Wife

Married

24

1857

Breage, Cornwall, England

Richard

Bennets

Son

Single

6

1875

Breage, Cornwall, England

William

Bennets

Son

Single

4

1877

Breage, Cornwall, England

John

Bennets

Son

Single

3

1878

Breage, Cornwall, England

Celia

Bennets

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Lavinia

Rowe

Visitor

Single

41

1840

Breage, Cornwall, England

William

Caddy

Servant

Single

15

1866

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

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 John Bennets in Penzance in 1881, and follow the Bennets family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Bennets

We’ve found John Bennets in 1293 family trees. Find out more about John Bennets' household and view the Bennets family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census