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Household of Thomas Bentley (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1842 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bentley, born in 1837 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Sarah E (born 1862 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Mary H (born 1853 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Bentley's household

Male

Thomas

Bentley

Head
Female

Sarah

Bentley

Wife
Male

James

Bentley

Son
Female

Mary E

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Bentley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bentley

Son
Female

Ellen

Bentley

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Dickenson

Lodger
Female

Mary H

Clifford

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Salford, 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

39

1842

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bentley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

James

Bentley

Son

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Bentley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Bentley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Bentley

Son

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Bentley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Dickenson

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Clifford

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

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