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Household of Joseph Bessant (born 1801, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Forest, Hampshire, 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 Bessant and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bessant, born in 1801 in Eling, Hampshire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Caroline Bessant, born in 1820 in -.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Emma Avery, born in 1811 in Stockbridge, Hampshire, England.


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Joseph Bessant's household

Male

Joseph

Bessant

Head
Female

Caroline

Bessant

Wife
Female

Emma

Avery

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bessant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Eling, Hampshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bessant

Head

Married

80

1801

Eling, Hampshire, England

Caroline

Bessant

Wife

Married

61

1820

-

Emma

Avery

Lodger

Widow

70

1811

Stockbridge, Hampshire, England

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