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Household of William Bennetts (born 1843, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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 1843 in Newlyn, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Bennetts, born in 1848 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Caroline (born 1869 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), William (born 1871 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Josepha (born 1877 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England) and John (born 1880 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Caroline Matthews, born in 1818 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England.


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William Bennetts's household

Male

William

Bennetts

Head
Female

Grace

Bennetts

Wife
Female

Caroline

Bennetts

Daughter
Male

William

Bennetts

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bennetts

Daughter
Female

Josepha

Bennetts

Daughter
Male

John

Bennetts

Son
Female

Caroline

Matthews

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Bennetts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Newlyn, 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

38

1843

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Grace

Bennetts

Wife

Married

33

1848

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Caroline

Bennetts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

William

Bennetts

Son

Single

10

1871

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Bennetts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Josepha

Bennetts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

John

Bennetts

Son

Single

1

1880

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Caroline

Matthews

Mother In Law

Married

63

1818

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

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