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Household of William Bently (born 1852, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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 Bently and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bently, born in 1852 in Sellindge, Kent, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Bently, born in 1858 in Sellindge, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Henry Thomas, born 1879 in Postling, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Sarah (born 1816 in Kent, England) and William's Lodger, Sarah Eliza (born 1843 in Sellinge, Kent, England).


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William Bently's household

Male

William

Bently

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Bently

Wife
Male

Henry Thomas

Bently

Son
Female

Sarah

Bently

Lodger
Female

Sarah Eliza

Bently

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bently
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Sellindge, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bently

Head

Married

29

1852

Sellindge, Kent, England

Mary Jane

Bently

Wife

Married

23

1858

Sellindge, Kent, England

Henry Thomas

Bently

Son

Single

2

1879

Postling, Kent, England

Sarah

Bently

Lodger

Widow

65

1816

Kent, England

Sarah Eliza

Bently

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Sellinge, Kent, England

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