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Household of Stephen Bessant (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset,Gloucestershire, 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.

Stephen Bessant and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Stephen Bessant, born in 1836 in Portbury, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Stephen was the head of the household, married to Emma Bessant, born in 1841 in Portishead, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1864 in Portishead, Somerset, England), Frank (born 1867 in Portishead, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1873 in Portishead, Somerset, England) and Herbert (born 1878 in Portishead, Somerset, England).


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Stephen Bessant's household

Male

Stephen

Bessant

Head
Female

Emma

Bessant

Wife
Male

George

Bessant

Son
Male

Frank

Bessant

Son
Female

Annie

Bessant

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Bessant

Son
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Bessant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Portbury, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Stephen

Bessant

Head

Married

45

1836

Portbury, Somerset, England

Emma

Bessant

Wife

Married

40

1841

Portishead, Somerset, England

George

Bessant

Son

Single

17

1864

Portishead, Somerset, England

Frank

Bessant

Son

Single

14

1867

Portishead, Somerset, England

Annie

Bessant

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Portishead, Somerset, England

Herbert

Bessant

Son

Single

3

1878

Portishead, Somerset, England

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