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Household of William Bennett (born 1821, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Bennett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennett, born in 1821 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Bennett, born in 1820 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Frederick J (born 1861 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Kate (born 1860 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Edith (born 1878 in West Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Mabel (born 1874 in West Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, H E Campbell (born 1861 in Scotland) and William's Lodger, Amelia A (born 1831 in Dedham, Essex, England).


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Mary

Bennett

Wife
Male

Frederick J

Bennett

Son
Female

Kate

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Edith

Pontin

Grand Daughter
Female

Mabel

Pontin

Grand Daughter
Male

H E Campbell

Turner

Boarder
Female

Amelia A

Taylor

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

60

1821

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Mary

Bennett

Wife

Married

61

1820

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Frederick J

Bennett

Son

Single

20

1861

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Kate

Bennett

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Edith

Pontin

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Hackney, Middlesex, England

Mabel

Pontin

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Hackney, Middlesex, England

H E Campbell

Turner

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Amelia A

Taylor

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Dedham, Essex, England

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