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Household of John Dent (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Dent and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dent, born in 1845 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dent, born in 1845 in Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1878 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Jonathan (born 1862 in West Burton, Yorkshire, England), John's Step Son, Tom (born 1865 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England), John's Step Son, William (born 1867 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England) and John's Step Son, John (born 1870 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dent's household

Male

John

Dent

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dent

Wife
Male

Jonathan

Shields

Step Son
Male

Tom

Shields

Step Son
Male

William

Shields

Step Son
Male

John

Shields

Step Son
Male

Robert

Dent

Son
Male

Arthur

Dent

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dent

Head

Married

36

1845

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dent

Wife

Married

36

1845

Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England

Jonathan

Shields

Step Son

Single

19

1862

West Burton, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Shields

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

William

Shields

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

John

Shields

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Dent

Son

Single

3

1878

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Dent

Son

Single

1

1880

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

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