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Household of James Bentley (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.

James Bentley and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bentley, born in 1835 in Edgeworth, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bentley, born in 1836 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Richard (born 1860 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1863 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1865 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Leah (born 1869 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), James A (born 1874 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1861 in Darwen, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; James W, born 1881 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Mosis Ainsworth, born in 1861 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.


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James Bentley's household

Male

James

Bentley

Head
Female

Margaret

Bentley

Wife
Male

Richard

Bentley

Son
Male

John E

Bentley

Son
Female

Martha A

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Leah

Bentley

Daughter
Male

James A

Bentley

Son
Male

Mosis

Ainsworth

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

Ainsworth

Daughter
Male

James W

Ainsworth

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edgeworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bentley

Head

Married

46

1835

Edgeworth, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bentley

Wife

Married

45

1836

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Bentley

Son

Single

21

1860

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John E

Bentley

Son

Single

18

1863

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Bentley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bentley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Leah

Bentley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Darwen, Lancashire, England

James A

Bentley

Son

Single

7

1874

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mosis

Ainsworth

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Ainsworth

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Darwen, Lancashire, England

James W

Ainsworth

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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