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Household of Joseph Bentley (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

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 1848 in Lingfield, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bentley, born in 1851 in Durham, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Stepson, George (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Joseph's Servant, Susannah (born 1865 in Durham, England).


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Joseph Bentley's household

Male

Joseph

Bentley

Head
Female

Margaret

Bentley

Wife
Male

George

Lister

Stepson
Male

John

Bentley

Son
Female

Susannah

Allison

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lingfield, 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

33

1848

Lingfield, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bentley

Wife

Married

30

1851

Durham, England

George

Lister

Stepson

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Bentley

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

Susannah

Allison

Servant

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

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