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Household of Josiah Bent (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Bent, born in 1852 in Hulme, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bent, born in 1853 in Swinton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Brother, John Bent, born in 1857 in Swinton, Lancashire, England.


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Josiah Bent's household

Male

Josiah

Bent

Head
Female

Sarah

Bent

Wife
Male

John

Bent

Brother
Male

James

Bent

Son
Female

Alice

Bent

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bent

Son
Female

Annie

Bent

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Hulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Bent

Head

Married

29

1852

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bent

Wife

Married

28

1853

Swinton, Lancashire, England

John

Bent

Brother

Single

24

1857

Swinton, Lancashire, England

James

Bent

Son

Single

6

1875

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bent

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Bent

Son

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Annie

Bent

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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