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Household of Martha Bennett (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Bennett, born in 1838 in Knutsford, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). She had 1 grandchild; Thomas, born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Son In Law, John J (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha's Daughter In Law, Ann J (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Martha's Boarder, Samuel (born 1861 in North Rode, Cheshire, England).


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Martha Bennett's household

Female

Martha

Bennett

Head
Female

Sarah

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bennett

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bennett

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bennett

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bennett

Son
Male

John J

Beech

Son In Law
Female

Ann J

Beech

Daughter In Law
Male

Thomas

Beech

Grand Son
Male

Samuel

Buckley

Boarder
First name(s) Martha
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Bennett

Head

Widow

43

1838

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Bennett

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bennett

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bennett

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bennett

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bennett

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John J

Beech

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann J

Beech

Daughter In Law

Married

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Beech

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Buckley

Boarder

Single

20

1861

North Rode, Cheshire, England

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