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Household of William Bennie (born 1853, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 1853 in Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Bennie, born in 1856 in Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1875 in Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Diana (born 1879 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William's Servant, Helen (born 1867 in Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Boarder, Archibald (born 1856 in Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Bennie's household

Male

William

Bennie

Head
Female

Jessie

Bennie

Wife
Male

George

Bennie

Son
Female

Mary

Bennie

Daughter
Female

Diana

Bennie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bennie

Servant
Female

Helen

Bennie

Servant
Male

Archibald

Bennie

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bennie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bennie

Head

Married

28

1853

Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Bennie

Wife

Married

25

1856

Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Bennie

Son

-

6

1875

Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Bennie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Diana

Bennie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Bennie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Bennie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Archibald

Bennie

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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