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Household of William Shepheard Bennett (born 1836, Devon)

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 Shepheard Bennett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shepheard Bennett, born in 1836 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William Shepheard was the head of the household, married to Fanny Williamson Bennett, born in 1840 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Fanny Margaret (born 1872 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Muriel Hope (born 1875 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Kenneth Hugh (born 1877 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Winifred May (born 1880 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Shepheard's Servant, Amelia (born 1863 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England) and William Shepheard's Servant, Mary Elizabeth (born 1858 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).


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William Shepheard Bennett's household

Male

William Shepheard

Bennett

Head
Female

Fanny Williamson

Bennett

Wife
Female

Fanny Margaret

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Muriel Hope

Bennett

Daughter
Male

Kenneth Hugh

Bennett

Son
Female

Winifred May

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Truran

Servant
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Young

Servant
First name(s) William Shepheard
Last name Bennett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Shepheard

Bennett

Head

Married

45

1836

Plymouth, Devon, England

Fanny Williamson

Bennett

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Fanny Margaret

Bennett

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Muriel Hope

Bennett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Kenneth Hugh

Bennett

Son

Single

4

1877

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Winifred May

Bennett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Amelia

Truran

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Mary Elizabeth

Young

Servant

Single

23

1858

Penzance, Cornwall, England

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