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Household of John Dent (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dent, born in 1832 in Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dent, born in 1836 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; John James (born 1861 in Barningham, Yorkshire, England), Margaret Elizabeth (born 1862 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Joseph Lawrence (born 1865 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Miles Scott (born 1867 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1869 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Dinah Sarah (born 1873 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Jane Annie (born 1876 in Lanchester, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Jane Wayper, born in 1856 in Wolsingham, Durham, England.


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John Dent's household

Male

John

Dent

Head
Female

Isabella

Dent

Wife
Male

John James

Dent

Son
Female

Margaret Elizabeth

Dent

Daughter
Male

Joseph Lawrence

Dent

Son
Male

Miles Scott

Dent

Son
Female

Isabella

Dent

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Dent

Daughter
Female

Dinah Sarah

Dent

Daughter
Female

Jane Annie

Dent

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wayper

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Dent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dent

Head

Married

49

1832

Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Dent

Wife

Married

45

1836

Yorkshire, England

John James

Dent

Son

Single

20

1861

Barningham, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Elizabeth

Dent

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Joseph Lawrence

Dent

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Miles Scott

Dent

Son

Single

14

1867

Lanchester, Durham, England

Isabella

Dent

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lanchester, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Dent

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lanchester, Durham, England

Dinah Sarah

Dent

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lanchester, Durham, England

Jane Annie

Dent

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lanchester, Durham, England

Jane

Wayper

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Wolsingham, Durham, England

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