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Household of Charles Bessant (born 1808, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Forest, Hampshire, 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.

Charles Bessant and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Bessant, born in 1808 in Eling, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Annie Bessant, born in 1810 in Bramshaw, Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; Alick, born 1841 in Winsor, Hampshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Charles (born 1875 in Winsor, Hampshire, England) and Lydia (born 1877 in Winsor, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Son In Law, John (born 1850 in Winsor, Hampshire, England) and Charles's Grand Child, Ann (born 1871 in Winsor, Hampshire, England).


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Charles Bessant's household

Male

Charles

Bessant

Head
Female

Annie

Bessant

Wife
Male

Alick

Bessant

Son
Male

John

Gray

Son In Law
Female

Ann

Gray

Grand Child
Male

Charles

Gray

Grand Son
Female

Lydia

Gray

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Charles
Last name Bessant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Eling, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Bessant

Head

Married

73

1808

Eling, Hampshire, England

Annie

Bessant

Wife

Married

71

1810

Bramshaw, Hampshire, England

Alick

Bessant

Son

Single

40

1841

Winsor, Hampshire, England

John

Gray

Son In Law

Widower

31

1850

Winsor, Hampshire, England

Ann

Gray

Grand Child

Single

10

1871

Winsor, Hampshire, England

Charles

Gray

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Winsor, Hampshire, England

Lydia

Gray

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Winsor, Hampshire, England

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