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Household of Josiah Bent (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Josiah Bent and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Bent, born in 1833 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Hannah Bent, born in 1839 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1869 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Servant, Maria (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Josiah's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Josiah's Servant, Eliza (born 1858 in Golden Hill, Staffordshire, England).


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Josiah Bent's household

Male

Josiah

Bent

Head
Female

Hannah

Bent

Wife
Male

Joseph

Bent

Son
Female

Maria

Horn

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Horn

Servant
Female

Eliza

Ashe

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Bent

Head

Married

48

1833

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bent

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bent

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Maria

Horn

Servant

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Horn

Servant

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Ashe

Servant

Single

23

1858

Golden Hill, Staffordshire, England

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