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Household of William Bentham (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 Bentham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bentham, born in 1843 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Bentham, born in 1852 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Evelyn May (born 1874 in Durham, England), Eva Susie (born 1875 in Durham, England) and Hilda Maud (born 1879 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Hannah (born 1855 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Tredegar, Wales).


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William Bentham's household

Male

William

Bentham

Head
Female

Susannah

Bentham

Wife
Female

Evelyn May

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Eva Susie

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Hilda Maud

Bentham

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Hannah

Wilson

Sister In Law
Female

Catherine

Griffiths

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bentham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bentham

Head

Married

38

1843

Sunderland, Durham, England

Susannah

Bentham

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Evelyn May

Bentham

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Eva Susie

Bentham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Hilda Maud

Bentham

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Elizabeth Hannah

Wilson

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Catherine

Griffiths

Servant

Single

17

1864

Tredegar, Wales

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