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Household of John Bentham (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Ann Bentham, born in 1839 in Colton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), J J P (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Tom Cooper (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Charles (born 1861 in Grange, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1858 in Ulpha, Cumberland, England) and John's Servant, George (born 1866 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).


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John Bentham's household

Male

John

Bentham

Head
Female

Dorothy Ann

Bentham

Wife
Male

William

Bentham

Son
Male

J J P

Bentham

Son
Male

Tom Cooper

Bentham

Son
Female

Margaret

Jervis

Servant
Male

Charles

Nixon

Servant
Male

John

Dobson

Servant
Male

George

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bentham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place 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

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Dorothy Ann

Bentham

Wife

Married

42

1839

Colton, Lancashire, England

William

Bentham

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

J J P

Bentham

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Tom Cooper

Bentham

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Jervis

Servant

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles

Nixon

Servant

Single

20

1861

Grange, Lancashire, England

John

Dobson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ulpha, Cumberland, England

George

Wilson

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bootle, Cumberland, England

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