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Household of Joseph Bennett (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bennett, born in 1831 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Bennett, born in 1829 in Cardiganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Sarah A (born 1858 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Morgan (born 1864 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charlotte (born 1866 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Jacob (born 1866 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Charlotte (born 1806 in Cardiganshire, Wales) and Joseph's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1819 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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Joseph Bennett's household

Male

Joseph

Bennett

Head
Female

Mary

Bennett

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Bennett

Daughter
Male

Morgan

Bennett

Son
Female

Charlotte

Bennett

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Bennett

Son
Female

Charlotte

Shields

Mother In Law
Male

Benjamin

James

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bennett

Head

Married

50

1831

Devon, England

Mary

Bennett

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cardiganshire, Wales

Sarah A

Bennett

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Morgan

Bennett

Son

Single

17

1864

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charlotte

Bennett

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jacob

Bennett

Son

Single

15

1866

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charlotte

Shields

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Cardiganshire, Wales

Benjamin

James

Lodger

Widower

62

1819

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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