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Household of Abraham Bentley (born 1807, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset,Devon, 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.

Abraham Bentley and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Bentley, born in 1807 in Chardstock, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Mary Bentley, born in 1815 in Chardstock, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Geoff, born 1861 in Chardstock, Dorset.
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Servant, Edwin (born 1859 in Harcombe, Devon, England) and Abraham's Servant, Louise (born 1867 in Chardstock, Dorset, England).


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Abraham Bentley's household

Male

Abraham

Bentley

Head
Female

Mary

Bentley

Wife
Male

Geoff

Bentley

Son
Male

Edwin

Spiller

Servant
Female

Louise

Coombs

Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Chardstock, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Bentley

Head

Married

74

1807

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Mary

Bentley

Wife

Married

66

1815

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Geoff

Bentley

Son

Single

20

1861

-

Edwin

Spiller

Servant

Single

22

1859

Harcombe, Devon, England

Louise

Coombs

Servant

Single

14

1867

Chardstock, Dorset, England

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