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Household of John Bennett (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

John Bennett and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bennett, born in 1842 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Bennett, born in 1852 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Alfred James (born 1877 in Stratford, Essex, England), John Henry (born 1879 in Stratford, Essex, England), Charles Edgar (born 1880 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Frederick W (born 1881 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Ellen (born 1864 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), John's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Bethnal Green), John's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Bethnal Green) and John's Servant, Matilda (born 1862 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).


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John Bennett's household

Male

John

Bennett

Head
Female

Susannah

Bennett

Wife
Male

Alfred James

Bennett

Son
Male

John Henry

Bennett

Son
Male

Charles Edgar

Bennett

Son
Male

Frederick W

Bennett

Son
Female

Ellen

Trew

Sister
Female

Emily

Mone

Servant
Female

Jane

Bates

Servant
Female

Matilda

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bennett

Head

Married

39

1842

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Susannah

Bennett

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Alfred James

Bennett

Son

Single

4

1877

Stratford, Essex, England

John Henry

Bennett

Son

Single

2

1879

Stratford, Essex, England

Charles Edgar

Bennett

Son

Single

1

1880

Stratford, Essex, England

Frederick W

Bennett

Son

Single

0

1881

Stratford, Essex, England

Ellen

Trew

Sister

Single

17

1864

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Emily

Mone

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green

Jane

Bates

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green

Matilda

Smith

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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