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Household of Joseph Bessant (born 1833, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bessant, born in 1833 in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Bessant, born in 1833 in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1868 in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1872 in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England), William (born 1874 in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England) and Albert (born 1877 in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Bessant's household

Male

Joseph

Bessant

Head
Female

Jane

Bessant

Wife
Male

George

Bessant

Son
Male

Charles

Bessant

Son
Male

William

Bessant

Son
Male

Albert

Bessant

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bessant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bessant

Head

Married

48

1833

Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

Jane

Bessant

Wife

Married

48

1833

Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

George

Bessant

Son

Single

13

1868

Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

Charles

Bessant

Son

Single

9

1872

Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

William

Bessant

Son

Single

7

1874

Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

Albert

Bessant

Son

Single

4

1877

Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England

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