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Household of William Bennett (born 1817, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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 1817 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Bennett, born in 1822 in Yarnscombe, Devon, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1844 in Alverdiscott, Devon, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Polly A (born 1869 in Fremington, Devon, England), Katie M (born 1872 in Fremington, Devon, England) and Minea A (born 1877 in Fremington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter Law, Ann (born 1836 in Fremington, Devon, England), William's Gson, James W B (born 1875 in Fremington, Devon, England) and William's Gson, Richard (born 1880 in Fremington, Devon, England).


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Betsy

Bennett

Wife
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Female

Ann

Bennett

Daughter Law
Female

Polly A

Bennett

Grand Daughter
Female

Katie M

Bennett

Grand Daughter
Male

James W B

Bennett

Gson
Female

Minea A

Bennett

Grand Daughter
Male

Richard

Bennett

Gson
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

64

1817

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Betsy

Bennett

Wife

Married

59

1822

Yarnscombe, Devon, England

William

Bennett

Son

Married

37

1844

Alverdiscott, Devon, England

Ann

Bennett

Daughter Law

Married

45

1836

Fremington, Devon, England

Polly A

Bennett

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Fremington, Devon, England

Katie M

Bennett

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Fremington, Devon, England

James W B

Bennett

Gson

Single

6

1875

Fremington, Devon, England

Minea A

Bennett

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Fremington, Devon, England

Richard

Bennett

Gson

Single

1

1880

Fremington, Devon, England

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