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Household of William Bennie (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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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 Bennie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bennie, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Bennie, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1873 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jessie S (born 1877 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Catherine (born 1879 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, John (born 1807 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Betsy (born 1859 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Euphemia (born 1860 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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William Bennie's household

Male

William

Bennie

Head
Female

Catherine

Bennie

Wife
Male

John

Bennie

Son
Female

Jessie S

Bennie

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bennie

Daughter
Male

John

Bennie

Father
Female

Betsy

Young

Servant
Female

Euphemia

McKellar

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bennie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennie

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Bennie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bennie

Son

-

8

1873

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie S

Bennie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Bennie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Bennie

Father

Widower

74

1807

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Betsy

Young

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Euphemia

McKellar

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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