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Household of William Bennett (born 1829, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennett, born in 1829 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bennett, born in 1828 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas T (born 1854 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), John Rd (born 1859 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1862 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and Martha A (born 1866 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Broadhurst, born in 1857 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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William Bennett's household

Male

William

Bennett

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bennett

Wife
Male

Thomas T

Bennett

Son
Male

John Rd

Bennett

Son
Female

Mary E

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Bennett

Daughter
Male

James

Broadhurst

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennett

Head

Married

52

1829

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bennett

Wife

Married

53

1828

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Thomas T

Bennett

Son

Single

27

1854

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

John Rd

Bennett

Son

Single

22

1859

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Bennett

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Bennett

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

James

Broadhurst

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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