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Household of Thomas Bennett (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.

Thomas Bennett and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bennett, born in 1846 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Bridget Bennett, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Paul (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Margaret (born 1821 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1856 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Richard (born 1844 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder Son, Loyes (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Bennett's household

Male

Thomas

Bennett

Head
Female

Bridget

Bennett

Wife
Male

John

Bennett

Son
Male

Paul

Bennett

Son
Female

Mary

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Newell

Mother
Male

Thomas

Newell

Brother In Law
Male

Richard

Bennetet

Boarder
Male

Loyes

Bennetet

Boarder Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bennett

Head

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Bridget

Bennett

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

John

Bennett

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Paul

Bennett

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Mary

Bennett

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Annie

Bennett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Catherine

Bennett

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Newell

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Newell

Brother In Law

Single

25

1856

Lancashire, England

Richard

Bennetet

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Loyes

Bennetet

Boarder Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

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