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Household of William Bent (born 1849, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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 1849 in Newmarket, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Bent, born in 1853 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1873 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Henrietta (born 1875 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1878 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Sarah A (born 1844 in Weymouth, Dorset, England) and William's Lodger, Emma J (born 1852 in Weymouth, Dorset, England).


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William Bent's household

Male

William

Bent

Head
Female

Mary E

Bent

Wife
Male

William H

Bent

Son
Female

Henrietta

Bent

Daughter
Male

Walter

Bent

Son
Female

Margaret

Bent

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Edwards

Lodger
Female

Emma J

Edwards

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Newmarket, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bent

Head

Married

32

1849

Newmarket, Suffolk, England

Mary E

Bent

Wife

Married

28

1853

Norwich, Norfolk, England

William H

Bent

Son

Single

8

1873

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Henrietta

Bent

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Walter

Bent

Son

Single

3

1878

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Bent

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Edwards

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Emma J

Edwards

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Weymouth, Dorset, England

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