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Household of Thomas Bentham (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bentham, born in 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Bentham, born in 1849 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Enoch (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Mary E Standing, born in 1849 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Bentham's household

Male

Thomas

Bentham

Head
Female

Sarah J

Bentham

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bentham

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Bentham

Daughter
Male

Enoch

Bentham

Son
Female

Mary E

Standing

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bentham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bentham

Head

Married

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Bentham

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bentham

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Bentham

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Enoch

Bentham

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Standing

Boarder

-

32

1849

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

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