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Household of William Bennett (born 1841, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 1841 in Landrake, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara K Bennett, born in 1842 in Landrake, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Clara (born 1866 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1868 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Lucy (born 1870 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1876 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1878 in Clapton, Middlesex, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary Shillar, born in 1809 in Landrake, Cornwall, England.


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Clara K

Bennett

Wife
Female

Ann

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Clara

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Florence

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Emily

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Edith

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shillar

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Landrake, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

40

1841

Landrake, Cornwall, England

Clara K

Bennett

Wife

Married

39

1842

Landrake, Cornwall, England

Ann

Bennett

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

Clara

Bennett

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Mary

Bennett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Bennett

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Florence

Bennett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emily

Bennett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Edith

Bennett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Mary

Shillar

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Landrake, Cornwall, England

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