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Household of Joseph Bennett (born 1837, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Joseph Bennett and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bennett, born in 1837 in Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bennett, born in 1842 in Flintshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Charles W (born 1860 in Derbyshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1865 in Shropshire, England).


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Joseph Bennett's household

Male

Joseph

Bennett

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bennett

Wife
Male

Joseph

Bennett

Son
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Female

Hannah

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ruffly

Servant
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Boarder
Male

George

Wilkinson

Boarder
Male

Charles W

Horden

Boarder
Male

William

Francis

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bennett

Head

Married

44

1837

Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Bennett

Wife

Married

39

1842

Flintshire, Wales

Joseph

Bennett

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

William

Bennett

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Hannah

Bennett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Sarah Jane

Bennett

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Alice

Ruffly

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

George

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Charles W

Horden

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Derbyshire, England

William

Francis

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Shropshire, England

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