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Household of Thomas Bence (born 1831, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, 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.

Thomas Bence and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bence, born in 1831 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Louisa Bence, born in 1840 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England. They had 7 children; Sophia L (born 1869 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England), Edwin R (born 1870 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Holt, Wiltshire, England), Lily G (born 1874 in Holt, Wiltshire, England), Frederick T (born 1876 in Holt, Wiltshire, England), Percy J (born 1877 in Holt, Wiltshire, England) and Harris B (born 1879 in Holt, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Daughter, Annie S Harris, born in 1860 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England.


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Thomas Bence's household

Male

Thomas

Bence

Head
Female

Louisa

Bence

Wife
Female

Annie S

Harris

Step Daughter
Female

Sophia L

Bence

Daughter
Male

Edwin R

Bence

Son
Female

Mary E

Bence

Daughter
Female

Lily G

Bence

Daughter
Male

Frederick T

Bence

Son
Male

Percy J

Bence

Son
Male

Harris B

Bence

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bence

Head

Married

50

1831

Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

Louisa

Bence

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

Annie S

Harris

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

Sophia L

Bence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

Edwin R

Bence

Son

Single

11

1870

Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

Mary E

Bence

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Holt, Wiltshire, England

Lily G

Bence

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Holt, Wiltshire, England

Frederick T

Bence

Son

Single

5

1876

Holt, Wiltshire, England

Percy J

Bence

Son

Single

4

1877

Holt, Wiltshire, England

Harris B

Bence

Son

Single

2

1879

Holt, Wiltshire, England

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