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Household of Ralph Bentham (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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.

Ralph Bentham and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Bentham, born in 1819 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Emma Bentham, born in 1851 in Havant, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1877 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1881 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Martha Ellen (born 1881 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Alice Ann (born 1859 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ralph's Mother In Law, Ellen (born 1824 in Havant, Hampshire, England) and Ralph's Boarder, Joseph (born 1858 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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Ralph Bentham's household

Male

Ralph

Bentham

Head
Female

Emma

Bentham

Wife
Male

George

Bentham

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Martha Ellen

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cook

Mother In Law
Male

Joseph

Heap

Boarder
Male

Ralph

Bentham

Head
Female

Martha

Bentham

Wife
Female

Alice Ann

Bentham

Daughter
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Bentham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Accrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Bentham

Head

Married

25

1856

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Emma

Bentham

Wife

Married

30

1851

Havant, Hampshire, England

George

Bentham

Son

Single

4

1877

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Bentham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Martha Ellen

Bentham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cook

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Havant, Hampshire, England

Joseph

Heap

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Bentham

Head

Married

62

1819

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Bentham

Wife

Married

65

1816

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Bentham

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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