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Household of Matthew Bennie (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bennie, born in 1843 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bennie, born in 1853 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1880 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Lodger, Martin (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Matthew's Lodger, Mary Jane (born 1860 in Lancashire, England).


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Matthew Bennie's household

Male

Matthew

Bennie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bennie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bennie

Daughter
Male

Martin

Misset

Lodger
Female

Mary Jane

Misset

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bennie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bennie

Head

Married

38

1843

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bennie

Wife

-

28

1853

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bennie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martin

Misset

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Jane

Misset

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Lancashire, England

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