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Household of Richard Bentley (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Bentley and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Bentley, born in 1853 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Rachael Bentley, born in 1855 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1876 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Betsy Cross, born in 1828 in Elton, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Bentley's household

Male

Richard

Bentley

Head
Female

Rachael

Bentley

Wife
Male

William

Bentley

Son
Female

Betsy

Cross

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Bentley

Head

Married

28

1853

Bury, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Bentley

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bury, Lancashire, England

William

Bentley

Son

Single

5

1876

Bury, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Cross

Mother In Law

Widow

53

1828

Elton, Lancashire, England

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