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Household of Walter Bence (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Walter Bence and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Bence, born in 1840 in Exmouth, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Norah Bence, born in 1841 in Kensington, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1867 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1869 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Amelia (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Lodger, Richard (born 1850 in Cornwall, England), Walter's Lodger, Thomas (born 1843 in Budleigh, Devon, England), Walter's Lodger, Edward (born 1839 in -), Walter's Lodger, Henry (born 1807 in -) and Walter's Lodger, Richard (born 1865 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).


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Walter Bence's household

Male

Walter

Bence

Head
Female

Norah

Bence

Wife
Male

Walter

Bence

Son
Female

Annie

Bence

Daughter
Female

Florence

Bence

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Bence

Daughter
Male

Richard

Coumbe

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Bence

Lodger
Male

Edward

Mills

Lodger
Male

Henry

Day

Lodger
Male

Richard

Walton

Lodger
First name(s) Walter
Last name Bence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Exmouth, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Bence

Head

Married

41

1840

Exmouth, Devon, England

Norah

Bence

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Walter

Bence

Son

Single

14

1867

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Bence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Florence

Bence

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Bence

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Richard

Coumbe

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Cornwall, England

Thomas

Bence

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Budleigh, Devon, England

Edward

Mills

Lodger

Single

42

1839

-

Henry

Day

Lodger

Married

74

1807

-

Richard

Walton

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Kensington, Middlesex, England

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