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Household of Thomas Bentham (born 1842, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bentham, born in 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bentham, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret E (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Dora (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Grandmother, Dorah Mrs Bentham, born in 1815 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Bentham's household

Male

Thomas

Bentham

Head
Female

Ellen

Bentham

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Dora

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Dorah Mrs

Bentham

Grandmother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bentham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bentham

Head

Married

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bentham

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Bentham

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Dora

Bentham

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bentham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Bentham

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Dorah Mrs

Bentham

Grandmother

Widow

66

1815

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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