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Household of John Bentham (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Bentham and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bentham, born in 1830 in Standish, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Bentham, born in 1833 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1854 in Standish, Lancashire, England), John (born 1856 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Abraham (born 1861 in Standish, Lancashire, England), James (born 1863 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1865 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1875 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughr, Jane (born 1868 in Standish, Lancashire, England), John's Daughr, Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Standish, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger Mother, Jane (born 1797 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodgers Son, William (born 1831 in Standish, Lancashire, England).


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John Bentham's household

Male

John

Bentham

Head
Female

Jane

Bentham

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bentham

Son
Male

John

Bentham

Son
Male

Abraham

Bentham

Son
Male

James

Bentham

Son
Male

Henry

Bentham

Son
Female

Jane

Bentham

Daughr
Female

Sarah Ann

Bentham

Daughr
Male

Robert

Bentham

Son
Female

Jane

Norris

Lodger Mother
Male

William

Norris

Lodgers Son
First name(s) John
Last name Bentham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Standish, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bentham

Head

Married

51

1830

Standish, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bentham

Wife

Married

48

1833

Standish, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bentham

Son

Single

27

1854

Standish, Lancashire, England

John

Bentham

Son

Single

25

1856

Standish, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Bentham

Son

Single

20

1861

Standish, Lancashire, England

James

Bentham

Son

Single

18

1863

Standish, Lancashire, England

Henry

Bentham

Son

Single

16

1865

Standish, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bentham

Daughr

Single

13

1868

Standish, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Bentham

Daughr

Single

7

1874

Standish, Lancashire, England

Robert

Bentham

Son

Single

6

1875

Standish, Lancashire, England

Jane

Norris

Lodger Mother

Widow

84

1797

Standish, Lancashire, England

William

Norris

Lodgers Son

Single

50

1831

Standish, Lancashire, England

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