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Household of Abel Bentham (born 1838, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.
Abel Bentham and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Bentham, born in 1838 in Standish, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Jane Bentham, born in 1838 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1864 in Standish, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1869 in Shevington, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1871 in Shevington, Lancashire, England) and Abel (born 1877 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Walter, born 1877 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Servant, Henry Ashcroft, born in 1868 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England.
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Abel Bentham's household
Abel
Bentham
Head
Jane
Bentham
Wife
Harriet
Bentham
Daughter
James
Bentham
Son
Esther
Bentham
Daughter
Jane
Bentham
Daughter
Abel
Bentham
Son
Walter
Bentham
Grand Son
Henry
Ashcroft
Servant
| First name(s) | Abel |
| Last name | Bentham |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Standish, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abel | Bentham | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Standish, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Bentham | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Standish, Lancashire, England | |
Harriet | Bentham | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Standish, Lancashire, England | |
James | Bentham | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Standish, Lancashire, England | |
Esther | Bentham | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Shevington, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Bentham | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Shevington, Lancashire, England | |
Abel | Bentham | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England | |
Walter | Bentham | Grand Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Ashcroft | Servant | Single | 13 | 1868 | Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England |
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