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Household of Joseph Bentham (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Bentham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bentham, born in 1825 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bentham, born in 1822 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1853 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Joseph (born 1877 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1879 in Leyland, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Leyland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, John (born 1850 in Leyland, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Apprentice, William (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Bentham's household

Male

Joseph

Bentham

Head
Female

Ellen

Bentham

Wife
Male

John

Edge

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Edge

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Edge

Grand Son
Female

Ellen

Edge

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Edge

Grand Son
Male

William

Smith

Apprentice
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bentham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bentham

Head

Married

56

1825

Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bentham

Wife

Married

59

1822

Lancashire, England

John

Edge

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Alice

Edge

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Edge

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Edge

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leyland, Lancashire, England

James

Edge

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Leyland, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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