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Household of William Bennett (born 1837, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennett, born in 1837 in Midhurst, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bennett, born in 1840 in Midhurst, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William (born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Rose (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Florence (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England), James (born 1874 in Hove, Sussex, England) and Charles (born 1878 in Hove, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Annie (born 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Swaffham, Norfolk, England).


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bennett

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bennett

Daughter
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Female

Rose

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Florence

Bennett

Daughter
Male

James

Bennett

Son
Male

Charles

Bennett

Son
Female

Annie

Taylor

Boarder
Female

Mary

Carter

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Midhurst, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

44

1837

Midhurst, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Bennett

Wife

Married

41

1840

Midhurst, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Bennett

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brighton, Sussex, England

William

Bennett

Son

Single

15

1866

Brighton, Sussex, England

Rose

Bennett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Florence

Bennett

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

James

Bennett

Son

Single

7

1874

Hove, Sussex, England

Charles

Bennett

Son

Single

3

1878

Hove, Sussex, England

Annie

Taylor

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

Carter

Servant

Single

16

1865

Swaffham, Norfolk, England

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