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Household of Thomas Bentley (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Bentley and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bentley, born in 1821 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1870 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's -, Elizabeth Cappen, born in 1847 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Bentley's household

Male

Thomas

Bentley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cappen

-
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bentley

Head

Widower

60

1821

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bentley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cappen

-

Single

34

1847

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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