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Household of Henry W Bently (born 1816, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

Henry W Bently and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry W Bently, born in 1816 in Hampshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry W was the head of the household, married to Mary Bently, born in 1817 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1849 in Middlesex, England), Clara (born 1855 in Middlesex, England), Lydia (born 1858 in Middlesex, England) and Menella (born 1861 in Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary E, born 1874 in Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry W's Servant, Mary A (born 1841 in North Curry, Somerset, England) and Henry W's Servant, Ann (born 1865 in Middlesex, England).


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Henry W Bently's household

Male

Henry W

Bently

Head
Female

Mary

Bently

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Bently

Daughter
Female

Clara

Bently

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Bently

Daughter
Female

Menella

Bently

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Toulgar

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary A

Westerson

Servant
Female

Ann

Dean

Servant
First name(s) Henry W
Last name Bently
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry W

Bently

Head

Married

65

1816

Hampshire, England

Mary

Bently

Wife

Married

64

1817

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary Jane

Bently

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Middlesex, England

Clara

Bently

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Middlesex, England

Lydia

Bently

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Middlesex, England

Menella

Bently

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

Mary E

Toulgar

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Mary A

Westerson

Servant

Widow

40

1841

North Curry, Somerset, England

Ann

Dean

Servant

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

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