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Household of William Bennett (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennett, born in 1844 in Ruishton, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Bennett, born in 1850 in Ruishton, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Caroline Jane (born 1870 in Ruishton, Somerset, England) and William (born 1871 in Ruishton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1857 in Ruishton, Somerset, England), William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1865 in Luppitt, Devon, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1830 in West Monkton, Somerset, England).


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Bennett

Wife
Female

Caroline Jane

Bennett

Daughter
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Female

Sarah

Standfast

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Hurford

Boarder
Male

John

Every

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ruishton, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

37

1844

Ruishton, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Bennett

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ruishton, Somerset, England

Caroline Jane

Bennett

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ruishton, Somerset, England

William

Bennett

Son

Single

10

1871

Ruishton, Somerset, England

Sarah

Standfast

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ruishton, Somerset, England

Sarah

Hurford

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Luppitt, Devon, England

John

Every

Lodger

Married

51

1830

West Monkton, Somerset, England

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