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Household of John Bent (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bent, born in 1850 in Flixton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bent, born in 1850 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1871 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1873 in Flixton, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Flixton, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1877 in Flixton, Lancashire, England) and Helen (born 1880 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Ellen Hesketh, born in 1819 in Eccles, Lancashire, England.


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John Bent's household

Male

John

Bent

Head
Female

Mary A

Bent

Wife
Female

Hannah

Bent

Daughter
Male

James W

Bent

Son
Male

Arthur

Bent

Son
Female

Florence

Bent

Daughter
Female

Helen

Bent

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Hesketh

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Flixton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bent

Head

Married

31

1850

Flixton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Bent

Wife

Married

31

1850

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bent

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Eccles, Lancashire, England

James W

Bent

Son

Single

8

1873

Flixton, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Bent

Son

Single

6

1875

Flixton, Lancashire, England

Florence

Bent

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Flixton, Lancashire, England

Helen

Bent

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hesketh

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Eccles, Lancashire, England

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