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Household of William Bentley (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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 Bentley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bentley, born in 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Bentley, born in 1832 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Emma (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1874 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, William (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England) and William's Daughter In Law, Alice (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Bentley's household

Male

William

Bentley

Head
Female

Mary

Bentley

Wife
Female

Emma

Bentley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bentley

Son
Male

William

Higgins

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Higgins

Daughter In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Bentley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bentley

Head

Married

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bentley

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bury, Lancashire, England

Emma

Bentley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bentley

Son

Single

7

1874

Eccles, Lancashire, England

William

Higgins

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Higgins

Daughter In Law

Married

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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