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Household of William Bennet (born 1839, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

William Bennet and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennet, born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabl Bennet, born in 1844 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Leah (born 1863 in Walker, Northumberland, England), Jane (born 1873 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Thomas A (born 1876 in Hebburn, Durham, England) and Elizabeth L (born 1879 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Thomas H (born 1851 in Ford, Northumberland, England) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1859 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England).


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William Bennet's household

Male

William

Bennet

Head
Female

Isabl

Bennet

Wife
Female

Leah

Bennet

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bennet

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Bennet

Son
Female

Elizabeth L

Bennet

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Dodds

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Pratt

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bennet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennet

Head

Married

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isabl

Bennet

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England

Leah

Bennet

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Walker, Northumberland, England

Jane

Bennet

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hebburn, Durham, England

Thomas A

Bennet

Son

Single

5

1876

Hebburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth L

Bennet

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hebburn, Durham, England

Thomas H

Dodds

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Ford, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Pratt

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England

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