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Household of Joseph Bentley (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Bentley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bentley, born in 1843 in Pilkington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bentley, born in 1840 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Martha Ann (born 1869 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1872 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and Joseph Alfred (born 1880 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Mary Manley, born in 1855 in Hargrave, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Bentley's household

Male

Joseph

Bentley

Head
Female

Sarah

Bentley

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Bentley

Daughter
Male

Joseph Alfred

Bentley

Son
Female

Mary

Manley

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bentley

Head

Married

38

1843

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bentley

Wife

Married

41

1840

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Bentley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Bentley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Joseph Alfred

Bentley

Son

Single

1

1880

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Manley

Servant

Single

26

1855

Hargrave, Cheshire, England

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