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Household of Martha Bennett (born 1824, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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.

Martha Bennett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Bennett, born in 1824 in Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; ? (born 1852 in Devon, England), Edwin (born 1861 in Devon, England) and Emma (born 1859 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Charles (born 1869 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and William R (born 1880 in Paignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Son In Law, William (born 1856 in Launceston, Cornwall, England) and Martha's Boarder, Henry (born 1857 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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Martha Bennett's household

Female

Martha

Bennett

Head
Female

?

Bennett

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Bennett

Son
Male

Charles

Drake

Grand Son
Male

William

Dingle

Son In Law
Female

Emma

Dingle

Daughter
Male

William R

Dingle

Grand Son
Male

Henry

Goot

Boarder
First name(s) Martha
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Bennett

Head

Widow

57

1824

Cornwall, England

?

Bennett

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Devon, England

Edwin

Bennett

Son

Single

20

1861

Devon, England

Charles

Drake

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Dingle

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Emma

Dingle

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

William R

Dingle

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Paignton, Devon, England

Henry

Goot

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Exeter, Devon, England

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