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Household of John Bent (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

John Bent and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bent, born in 1843 in Lowton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Amelia Bent, born in 1843 in Lowton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Martha (born 1861 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1868 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), John James (born 1875 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Lowton, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Lowton, Lancashire, England).


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John Bent's household

Male

John

Bent

Head
Female

Amelia

Bent

Wife
Female

Martha

Bent

Daughter
Male

William

Bent

Son
Male

Henry

Bent

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bent

Daughter
Male

John James

Bent

Son
Male

Joseph

Bent

Son
Female

Mary

Bent

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lowton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bent

Head

Married

38

1843

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Bent

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Bent

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Lowton, Lancashire, England

William

Bent

Son

Single

15

1866

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Bent

Son

Single

13

1868

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bent

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lowton, Lancashire, England

John James

Bent

Son

Single

6

1875

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bent

Son

Single

4

1877

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bent

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lowton, Lancashire, England

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