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Household of John Bennie (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Bennie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bennie, born in 1837 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Bennie, born in 1848 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Bennie's household

Male

John

Bennie

Head
Female

Jane

Bennie

Wife
Male

John

McLaughlan

Step Son
Male

Alexander

Bennie

Son
Male

Peter

Bennie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bennie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bennie

Head

Married

44

1837

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Bennie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McLaughlan

Step Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bennie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Bennie

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Lodger

Unmarried

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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