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Household of Thomas Bentley (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bentley, born in 1848 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bentley, born in 1853 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Betsy Ann (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1812 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1812 in Worsley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Nancy (born 1838 in Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Bentley's household

Male

Thomas

Bentley

Head
Female

Margaret

Bentley

Wife
Female

Ann

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Martha

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Betsy Ann

Bentley

Daughter
Male

James

Bentley

Son
Male

Thomas

Bentley

Father In Law
Female

Ann

Bentley

Mother In Law
Female

Nancy

Chadwick

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bentley

Head

Married

33

1848

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bentley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Ann

Bentley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Martha

Bentley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Betsy Ann

Bentley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

James

Bentley

Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bentley

Father In Law

Married

69

1812

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Bentley

Mother In Law

Married

69

1812

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Chadwick

Lodger

Widow

43

1838

Lancashire, England

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