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Household of William Bennett (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennett, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Bennett, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Caroline (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ann Cooper, born in 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Jane

Bennett

Wife
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Male

Arthur

Bennett

Son
Female

Jane

Bennett

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bennett

Son
Female

Caroline

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Ann

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Bennett

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Bennett

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Bennett

Son

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Bennett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Bennett

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Bennett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Cooper

Servant

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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