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Household of Richard Bent (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Richard Bent and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Bent, born in 1819 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Bent, born in 1822 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 4 children; David (born 1847 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1854 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1862 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1856 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Alice Webb, born in 1805 in Lowton, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Bent's household

Male

Richard

Bent

Head
Female

Jane

Bent

Wife
Male

David

Bent

Son
Male

Robert

Bent

Son
Male

Joseph

Bent

Son
Female

Alice

Webb

Servant
Male

Richard

Webb

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Bent

Head

Married

62

1819

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bent

Wife

Married

59

1822

Kendal, Westmorland, England

David

Bent

Son

Single

34

1847

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Robert

Bent

Son

Single

27

1854

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bent

Son

Single

19

1862

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Alice

Webb

Servant

Single

76

1805

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Webb

Son

Single

25

1856

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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