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Household of William Dennett (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 Dennett and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dennett, born in 1844 in Ditton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dennett, born in 1845 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; William Henry (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1878 in Ditton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Wearing (born 1880 in Ditton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Parker, born in 1848 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England.


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William Dennett's household

Male

William

Dennett

Head
Female

Mary

Dennett

Wife
Male

William Henry

Dennett

Son
Male

James

Dennett

Son
Male

John

Dennett

Son
Male

Thomas

Dennett

Son
Male

Hugh

Dennett

Son
Female

Margaret Wearing

Dennett

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Parker

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ditton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dennett

Head

Married

37

1844

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dennett

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

William Henry

Dennett

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

James

Dennett

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

John

Dennett

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dennett

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Hugh

Dennett

Son

Single

3

1878

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Wearing

Dennett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Parker

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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