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Household of Richard Bent (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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.

Richard Bent and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Bent, born in 1840 in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Bent, born in 1839 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Mary J (born 1867 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Emily A (born 1871 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), James (born 1875 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Sybil (born 1876 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), John H (born 1878 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Margaret (born 1880 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Helen (born 1881 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).


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Richard Bent's household

Male

Richard

Bent

Head
Female

Mary

Bent

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bent

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Bent

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Bent

Daughter
Male

James

Bent

Son
Female

Sybil

Bent

Daughter
Male

John H

Bent

Son
Female

Margaret

Bent

Daughter
Female

Helen

Bent

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Bent

Head

Married

41

1840

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Bent

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Bent

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Mary J

Bent

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Emily A

Bent

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

James

Bent

Son

Single

6

1875

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Sybil

Bent

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

John H

Bent

Son

Single

3

1878

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Margaret

Bent

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Helen

Bent

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

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