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Household of James Bentley (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wetherby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bentley, born in 1849 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Bentley, born in 1850 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary D (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and Sydney J (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Matilda (born 1856 in Yorkshire, England), James's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1867 in Coneythorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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James Bentley's household

Male

James

Bentley

Head
Female

Charlotte

Bentley

Wife
Female

Mary D

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bentley

Daughter
Male

Sydney J

Bentley

Son
Female

Matilda

Sweeting

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Wedgewood

Servant
Female

Annie

Cocker

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bentley

Head

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Bentley

Wife

Married

31

1850

Yorkshire, England

Mary D

Bentley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bentley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Sydney J

Bentley

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Sweeting

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wedgewood

Servant

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Annie

Cocker

Servant

Single

14

1867

Coneythorpe, Yorkshire, England

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