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Household of Charles R Bessent (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 R Bessent and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles R Bessent, born in 1846 in Rochester, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Charles R was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bessent, born in 1849 in Frindsbury, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Sydney E (born 1872 in Chatham, Kent, England), Amy E (born 1876 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Edith J (born 1879 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles R's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Gillingham, Kent, England) and Charles R's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Gillingham, Kent, England).


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Charles R Bessent's household

Male

Charles R

Bessent

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bessent

Wife
Male

Sydney E

Bessent

Son
Female

Amy E

Bessent

Daughter
Female

Edith J

Bessent

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Neagus

Servant
Female

Alice

Kingswood

Servant
First name(s) Charles R
Last name Bessent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Rochester, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles R

Bessent

Head

Married

35

1846

Rochester, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Bessent

Wife

Married

32

1849

Frindsbury, Kent, England

Sydney E

Bessent

Son

Single

9

1872

Chatham, Kent, England

Amy E

Bessent

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chatham, Kent, England

Edith J

Bessent

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary A

Neagus

Servant

Single

18

1863

Gillingham, Kent, England

Alice

Kingswood

Servant

Single

17

1864

Gillingham, Kent, England

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