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Household of James Bentley (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

James Bentley and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bentley, born in 1830 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lucy Bentley, born in 1834 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 9 children; Herbert (born 1860 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Lucy (born 1864 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Edith (born 1865 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), John F (born 1871 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Agnes (born 1873 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1874 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), James (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Alice A Hulme, born in 1862 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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James Bentley's household

Male

James

Bentley

Head
Female

Lucy

Bentley

Wife
Male

Herbert

Bentley

Son
Female

Mary

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Edith

Bentley

Daughter
Male

John F

Bentley

Son
Female

Agnes

Bentley

Daughter
Male

Frank

Bentley

Son
Male

James

Bentley

Son
Male

Arthur

Bentley

Son
Female

Alice A

Hulme

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bentley

Head

Married

51

1830

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Bentley

Wife

Married

47

1834

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Bentley

Son

Single

21

1860

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Bentley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Lucy

Bentley

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Edith

Bentley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

John F

Bentley

Son

Single

10

1871

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Agnes

Bentley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Frank

Bentley

Son

Single

7

1874

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

James

Bentley

Son

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Bentley

Son

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Alice A

Hulme

Servant

Single

19

1862

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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