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Household of Ben Bentley (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Ben Bentley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Bentley, born in 1843 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Mary Bentley, born in 1845 in Mossley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1867 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1871 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1872 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1853 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ben's -, Molly (born 1874 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Ben's -, Mary Ann (born 1877 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Ben's Father, John (born 1819 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).


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Ben Bentley's household

Male

Ben

Bentley

Head
Female

Mary

Bentley

Wife
Male

Joseph

Bentley

Son
Male

William

Bentley

Son
Male

Albert

Bentley

Son
Female

Hannah

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Molly

Bentley

-
Female

Mary Ann

Bentley

-
Male

John

Schofield

Father
Male

John

Schofield

Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Bentley

Head

Married

38

1843

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Bentley

Wife

Married

36

1845

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bentley

Son

Single

14

1867

Mossley, Lancashire, England

William

Bentley

Son

Single

12

1869

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Albert

Bentley

Son

Single

10

1871

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bentley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Molly

Bentley

-

Single

7

1874

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Bentley

-

Single

4

1877

Mossley, Lancashire, England

John

Schofield

Father

Widower

62

1819

Mossley, Lancashire, England

John

Schofield

Son

Single

28

1853

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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