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Household of Robert Bence (born 1849, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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.

Robert Bence and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Bence, born in 1849 in Newton St Loe, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice J Bence, born in 1852 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1870 in Bath, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Batheaston, Somerset, England), Edward (born 1881 in Batheaston, Somerset, England) and Violet (born 1879 in Batheaston, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1831 in Atworth, Wiltshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Lucy (born 1867 in Radstock, Somerset, England).


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Robert Bence's household

Male

Robert

Bence

Head
Female

Alice J

Bence

Wife
Female

Annie

Bence

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bence

Son
Male

Edward

Bence

Son
Female

Violet

Bence

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shephard

Visitor
Female

Lucy

Cook

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Bence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Newton St Loe, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Bence

Head

Married

32

1849

Newton St Loe, Somerset, England

Alice J

Bence

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bath, Somerset, England

Annie

Bence

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bath, Somerset, England

Arthur

Bence

Son

Single

5

1876

Batheaston, Somerset, England

Edward

Bence

Son

Single

0

1881

Batheaston, Somerset, England

Violet

Bence

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Batheaston, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Shephard

Visitor

Widow

50

1831

Atworth, Wiltshire, England

Lucy

Cook

Servant

Single

14

1867

Radstock, Somerset, England

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