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Household of William Bent (born 1814, Leicestershire)

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.

William Bent and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bent, born in 1814 in Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charles Bent, born in 1852 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1852 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Norman (born 1856 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1857 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Arthur (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Florence (born 1857 in Faversham, Kent, England), William's Servant, Henry (born 1861 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Harriet (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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William Bent's household

Male

William

Bent

Head
Male

Charles

Bent

Son
Male

Norman

Bent

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bent

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bent

Son
Female

Florence

Wood

Servant
Male

Henry

Vijjous

Servant
Female

Harriet

Marcham

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bent

Head

Married

67

1814

Leicestershire, England

Charles

Bent

Son

Single

29

1852

City of London, Middlesex, England

Norman

Bent

Son

Married

25

1856

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Bent

Daughter

Married

24

1857

City of London, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Bent

Son

Married

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

Florence

Wood

Servant

Single

24

1857

Faversham, Kent, England

Henry

Vijjous

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Marcham

Servant

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

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