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Household of Matthew Bennie (born 1840, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Matthew Bennie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bennie, born in 1840 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Janet Bennie, born in 1843 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1866 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1872 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1879 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Margaret (born 1842 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Bennie's household

Male

Matthew

Bennie

Head
Female

Janet

Bennie

Wife
Female

Maggie

Bennie

Daughter
Male

David

Bennie

Son
Male

Andrew

Bennie

Son
Male

Alex

Bennie

Son
Male

Matthew

Bennie

Son
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Servant
Female

Isabella

Russell

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bennie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bennie

Head

Married

41

1840

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Bennie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Maggie

Bennie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Bennie

Son

-

12

1869

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Andrew

Bennie

Son

-

10

1871

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alex

Bennie

Son

-

9

1872

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Matthew

Bennie

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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