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Household of William Bennett (born 1839, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennett, born in 1839 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara Bennett, born in 1845 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Edith C (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Minnie L (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Florence M (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Mary G (born 1856 in Brasted, Kent, England), William's Servant, Harriet M (born 1863 in Surbiton, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Ruth (born 1858 in Broadwater, Sussex, England).


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Clara

Bennett

Wife
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Female

Edith C

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Minnie L

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Wells

Visitor
Female

Harriet M

Whelan

Servant
Female

Ruth

Moon

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

42

1839

Brighton, Sussex, England

Clara

Bennett

Wife

Married

36

1845

Maidstone, Kent, England

William

Bennett

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edith C

Bennett

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

Minnie L

Bennett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Florence M

Bennett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary G

Wells

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Brasted, Kent, England

Harriet M

Whelan

Servant

Single

18

1863

Surbiton, Middlesex, England

Ruth

Moon

Servant

Single

23

1858

Broadwater, Sussex, England

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