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Household of Thomas Bentham (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Thomas Bentham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bentham, born in 1843 in Standish, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bentham, born in 1838 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1854 in Standish, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Standish, Lancashire, England), William E (born 1872 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Solomon (born 1875 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Alice (born 1802 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Edward (born 1857 in Standish, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Bentham's household

Male

Thomas

Bentham

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bentham

Wife
Female

Alice

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Alice

Bentham

Mother
Male

Edward

Myers

Boarder
Male

John

Bentham

Son
Male

William E

Bentham

Son
Male

Solomon

Bentham

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bentham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Standish, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bentham

Head

Married

38

1843

Standish, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bentham

Wife

Married

43

1838

Standish, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bentham

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Standish, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bentham

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Standish, Lancashire, England

Edward

Myers

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Standish, Lancashire, England

John

Bentham

Son

Single

15

1866

Standish, Lancashire, England

William E

Bentham

Son

Single

9

1872

Standish, Lancashire, England

Solomon

Bentham

Son

Single

6

1875

Standish, Lancashire, England

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