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Household of William Bennett (born 1840, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1840 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bennett, born in 1844 in Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Lilly (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1844 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Michal (born 1821 in Ireland) and William's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Ellen

Bennett

Wife
Female

Annie

Bennett

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bennett

Son
Female

Lilly

Bennett

Daughter
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Male

James

Williams

Lodger
Male

Michal

Grogan

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Widowson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

41

1840

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Ellen

Bennett

Wife

Married

37

1844

Nottinghamshire, England

Annie

Bennett

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Bennett

Son

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Bennett

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Bennett

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Williams

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Michal

Grogan

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Ireland

Elizabeth

Widowson

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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