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Household of Frank Bessent (born 1854, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Frank Bessent and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Frank Bessent, born in 1854 in Mortlake, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Frank was the head of the household, married to Harriett Bessent, born in 1854 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Beatrice (born 1878 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Frank G (born 1879 in Mortlake, Surrey, England) and Edith (born 1881 in East Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Frank's Servant, Gertrude Glynn, born in 1863 in Leytonstone, Essex, England.


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Frank Bessent's household

Male

Frank

Bessent

Head
Female

Harriett

Bessent

Wife
Female

Beatrice

Bessent

Daughter
Male

Frank G

Bessent

Son
Female

Edith

Bessent

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Glynn

Servant
First name(s) Frank
Last name Bessent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Mortlake, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Frank

Bessent

Head

Married

27

1854

Mortlake, Surrey, England

Harriett

Bessent

Wife

Married

27

1854

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Beatrice

Bessent

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brixton, Surrey, England

Frank G

Bessent

Son

Single

2

1879

Mortlake, Surrey, England

Edith

Bessent

Daughter

Single

0

1881

East Ham, Essex, England

Gertrude

Glynn

Servant

Single

18

1863

Leytonstone, Essex, England

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