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Household of Peter Bennet (born 1841, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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.

Peter Bennet and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Bennet, born in 1841 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Janet Bennet, born in 1841 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Peter S (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet R (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ellen (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, George (born 1856 in Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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Peter Bennet's household

Male

Peter

Bennet

Head
Female

Janet

Bennet

Wife
Male

Peter S

Bennet

Son
Female

Ann

Bennet

Daughter
Female

Janet R

Bennet

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bennet

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Bennet

Daughter
Male

George

Russell

Boarder
Male

George

Regan

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Bennet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Bennet

Head

Married

40

1841

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Bennet

Wife

Married

40

1841

Caithness, Scotland

Peter S

Bennet

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Bennet

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet R

Bennet

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Bennet

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jeanie

Bennet

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Russell

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

George

Regan

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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