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Household of William Bennett (born 1846, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennett, born in 1846 in Bruton, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice M Bennett, born in 1844 in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Charles O (born 1873 in Sussex, England), Geoffrey B (born 1874 in Bruton, Somerset, England), Philip A (born 1876 in Bruton, Somerset, England) and William (born 1878 in Bruton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, Geoffrey M (born 1852 in Staffordshire, England), William's Sister In Law, Mary G (born 1856 in Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Aylsham, Norfolk, England), William's Servant, Pauline (born 1862 in Shepton Montague, Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Bruton, Somerset, England).


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Alice M

Bennett

Wife
Male

Charles O

Bennett

Son
Male

Geoffrey B

Bennett

Son
Male

Philip A

Bennett

Son
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Male

Geoffrey M

Aitkens

Brother In Law
Female

Mary G

Aitkens

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Wiley

Servant
Female

Pauline

Vallis

Servant
Female

Emma

Trim

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bruton, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

35

1846

Bruton, Somerset, England

Alice M

Bennett

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England

Charles O

Bennett

Son

Single

8

1873

Sussex, England

Geoffrey B

Bennett

Son

Single

7

1874

Bruton, Somerset, England

Philip A

Bennett

Son

Single

5

1876

Bruton, Somerset, England

William

Bennett

Son

Single

3

1878

Bruton, Somerset, England

Geoffrey M

Aitkens

Brother In Law

Single

29

1852

Staffordshire, England

Mary G

Aitkens

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Wiley

Servant

Single

26

1855

Aylsham, Norfolk, England

Pauline

Vallis

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shepton Montague, Somerset, England

Emma

Trim

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bruton, Somerset, England

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