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Household of Joseph Bennet (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Joseph Bennet and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bennet, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bennet, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Morice (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's -, Margaret Whitson, born in 1857 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Joseph Bennet's household

Male

Joseph

Bennet

Head
Female

Eliza

Bennet

Wife
Male

John

Bennet

Son
Female

Jessie

Bennet

Daughter
Female

Morice

Bennet

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Bennet

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Whitson

-
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bennet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bennet

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Bennet

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bennet

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Bennet

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Morice

Bennet

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Bennet

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Whitson

-

Unmarried

24

1857

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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