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Household of John Bessant (born 1805, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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 Bessant and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bessant, born in 1805 in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Henry Bessant, born in 1844 in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1844 in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England) and Sarah (born 1849 in Portbury, Somerset, England). They had 1 grandchild; John Bessant, born 1872 in Cusop, Herefordshire, England.


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John Bessant's household

Male

John

Bessant

Head
Male

Henry

Bessant

Son
Female

Sarah

Bessant

Daughter
Male

John Bessant

Davis

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Bessant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bessant

Head

Married

76

1805

Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

Henry

Bessant

Son

Widower

37

1844

Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

Sarah

Bessant

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Portbury, Somerset, England

John Bessant

Davis

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Cusop, Herefordshire, England

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