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Household of John Bent (born 1854, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bent, born in 1854 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Bent, born in 1848 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1877 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).


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John Bent's household

Male

John

Bent

Head
Female

Alice

Bent

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bent

Son
Female

Ellen

Bent

Daughter
Male

John

Bent

Son
Female

Esther

Bent

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Bent

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bent

Head

Married

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Alice

Bent

Wife

Married

33

1848

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bent

Son

Single

10

1871

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bent

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

John

Bent

Son

Single

6

1875

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Esther

Bent

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Bent

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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