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Household of Benjamin Bent (born 1835, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Benjamin Bent and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Bent, born in 1835 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Caroline Bent, born in 1833 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1867 in Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1872 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Step Daughter, Agnes (born 1863 in Staffordshire, England), Benjamin's Mother In Law, Hannah (born 1812 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, James (born 1860 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Samuel (born 1862 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, John (born 1856 in Essex, England).


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Benjamin Bent's household

Male

Benjamin

Bent

Head
Female

Caroline

Bent

Wife
Female

Agnes

Stringer

Step Daughter
Female

Annie

Bent

Daughter
Male

John

Bent

Son
Female

Hannah

Squires

Mother In Law
Male

James

Ramsley

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Binyon

Lodger
Male

John

Hamilton

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Bent

Head

Married

46

1835

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Caroline

Bent

Wife

Married

48

1833

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Agnes

Stringer

Step Daughter

Single

18

1863

Staffordshire, England

Annie

Bent

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Staffordshire, England

John

Bent

Son

Single

9

1872

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Squires

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

James

Ramsley

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Binyon

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

John

Hamilton

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Essex, England

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