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Household of James Dent (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Dent and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dent, born in 1839 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Dent, born in 1843 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Rose (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England), Margaret A (born 1874 in York, Yorkshire, England), Julia Edith (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England), Ada M (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England), James Bowside (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Margaret (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James's Boarder, Mary Frances (born 1858 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and James's Boarder, Jane (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Dent's household

Male

James

Dent

Head
Female

Maria

Dent

Wife
Female

Rose

Dent

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Dent

Daughter
Female

Julia Edith

Dent

Daughter
Female

Ada M

Dent

Daughter
Male

James Bowside

Dent

Son
Female

Mary E

Dent

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Jones

Niece
Female

Mary Frances

Ridd

Boarder
Female

Jane

Cox

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dent

Head

Married

42

1839

York, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Dent

Wife

Married

38

1843

York, Yorkshire, England

Rose

Dent

Daughter

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Dent

Daughter

Single

7

1874

York, Yorkshire, England

Julia Edith

Dent

Daughter

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

Ada M

Dent

Daughter

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

James Bowside

Dent

Son

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Dent

Daughter

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Jones

Niece

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Frances

Ridd

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Tavistock, Devon, England

Jane

Cox

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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