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Household of Harriet T Bessant (born 1796, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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.

Harriet T Bessant and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harriet T Bessant, born in 1796 in St James, Middlesex, consisted of 3 members. Harriet T was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Harriet T's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England) and Harriet T's Servant, Jane (born 1823 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales).


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Harriet T Bessant's household

Female

Harriet T

Bessant

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Newberry

Lodger
Female

Jane

Gillespie

Servant
First name(s) Harriet T
Last name Bessant
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 85
Birth year 1796
Birth place St James, Middlesex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harriet T

Bessant

Head

Widow

85

1796

St James, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Newberry

Lodger

Single

67

1814

Olney, Buckinghamshire, England

Jane

Gillespie

Servant

Widow

58

1823

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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