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Household of Joseph Bentley (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bentley, born in 1836 in Huncoat, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Bentley, born in 1837 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Hargreaves, born 1865 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Robert (born 1796 in -).


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Joseph Bentley's household

Male

Joseph

Bentley

Head
Female

Jane

Bentley

Wife
Male

Hargreaves

Bentley

Son
Male

William

Obsley

Boarder
Male

Robert

Shaw

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bentley

Head

Married

45

1836

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bentley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Hargreaves

Bentley

Son

Single

16

1865

Darwen, Lancashire, England

William

Obsley

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Shaw

Lodger

Widower

85

1796

-

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