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Household of Elijah Bentley (born 1840, Cheshire)

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.

Elijah Bentley and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Bentley, born in 1840 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Bentley, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), John Wm (born 1865 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and James (born 1868 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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Elijah Bentley's household

Male

Elijah

Bentley

Head
Female

Rebecca

Bentley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bentley

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Bentley

Son
Male

James

Bentley

Son
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Bentley

Head

Married

41

1840

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Rebecca

Bentley

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bentley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Stockport, Cheshire, England

John Wm

Bentley

Son

Single

16

1865

Stockport, Cheshire, England

James

Bentley

Son

Single

13

1868

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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