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Household of John C Bently (born 1829, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon,Dorset, 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 C Bently and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C Bently, born in 1829 in Thorncombe, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bently, born in 1821 in Netherbury, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1858 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England) and Richard (born 1868 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John C's Mother, Mary (born 1800 in Musbury, Devon, England) and John C's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1824 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England).


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John C Bently's household

Male

John C

Bently

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bently

Wife
Female

Mary

Bently

Daughter
Male

Richard

Bently

Son
Female

Mary

Bently

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Warry

Sister
First name(s) John C
Last name Bently
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

Bently

Head

Married

52

1829

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Bently

Wife

Married

60

1821

Netherbury, Dorset, England

Mary

Bently

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Richard

Bently

Son

Single

13

1868

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Mary

Bently

Mother

Widow

81

1800

Musbury, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Warry

Sister

Widow

57

1824

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

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