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Household of George Bently (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

George Bently and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Bently, born in 1835 in Rishton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Alice Bently, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John T (born 1861 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Alfred D (born 1875 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1864 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1872 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger, John T (born 1860 in Somerset, England) and George's Boarder, Mary E T? (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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George Bently's household

Male

George

Bently

Head
Female

Alice

Bently

Wife
Male

John T

Bently

Son
Male

Alfred D

Bently

Son
Female

Alice A

Bently

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bently

Daughter
Female

Martha

Bently

Daughter
Male

John T

Griffiths

Lodger
Female

Mary E T?

Lman

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Bently
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Rishton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Bently

Head

Married

46

1835

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bently

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

John T

Bently

Son

Single

20

1861

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Alfred D

Bently

Son

Single

6

1875

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Bently

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bently

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Martha

Bently

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

John T

Griffiths

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Somerset, England

Mary E T?

Lman

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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