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Household of John Bentley (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Todmorden, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Bentley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bentley, born in 1839 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bentley, born in 1843 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1866 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England), Sam (born 1867 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1879 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Betty (born 1810 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1820 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Bentley's household

Male

John

Bentley

Head
Female

Ellen

Bentley

Wife
Female

Sarah

Bentley

Daughter
Male

Sam

Bentley

Son
Male

William

Bentley

Son
Female

Hannah

Bentley

Daughter
Male

John

Bentley

Son
Male

Alfred

Bentley

Son
Female

Betty

Stephenson

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Helliwell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bentley

Head

Married

42

1839

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Bentley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bentley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

Sam

Bentley

Son

Single

14

1867

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

William

Bentley

Son

Single

12

1869

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bentley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

John

Bentley

Son

Single

4

1877

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Bentley

Son

Single

2

1879

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

Betty

Stephenson

Lodger

Single

71

1810

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Helliwell

Lodger

Widower

61

1820

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

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