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Household of John Bentham (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bentham, born in 1838 in Standish, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Bentham, born in 1841 in Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1864 in Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1866 in Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Esther (born 1877 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Bentham, born in 1850 in Hindley, Lancashire, England.


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John Bentham's household

Male

John

Bentham

Head
Female

Esther

Bentham

Wife
Female

Alice

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Emma

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bentham

Daughter
Male

William

Bentham

Son
Male

John

Bentham

Son
Female

Esther

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bentham

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Bentham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Standish, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bentham

Head

Married

43

1838

Standish, Lancashire, England

Esther

Bentham

Wife

Married

40

1841

Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bentham

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England

Emma

Bentham

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bentham

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England

William

Bentham

Son

Single

9

1872

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

John

Bentham

Son

Single

7

1874

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Esther

Bentham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bentham

Sister In Law

Single

31

1850

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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