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Household of William Bennetts (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Austell, Cornwall, 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 Bennetts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennetts, born in 1831 in St Dennis, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances Bennetts, born in 1835 in St Stephens, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1858 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England), Gertrude (born 1866 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England), Lily (born 1868 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England), Annie (born 1871 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England) and Jessie (born 1877 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Ellis, born in 1801 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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William Bennetts's household

Male

William

Bennetts

Head
Female

Frances

Bennetts

Wife
Male

John

Bennetts

Son
Female

Gertrude

Bennetts

Daughter
Female

Lily

Bennetts

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bennetts

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Bennetts

Daughter
Male

John

Ellis

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bennetts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennetts

Head

Married

50

1831

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Frances

Bennetts

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

John

Bennetts

Son

Single

23

1858

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Gertrude

Bennetts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Lily

Bennetts

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Annie

Bennetts

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Jessie

Bennetts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

John

Ellis

Lodger

Widower

80

1801

Plymouth, Devon, England

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