Edward Bentley in Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) in the 1881 Census

Details of Edward Bentley of Smelthouse, Hartwith with Winsley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s): Edward
Last name: Bentley
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth year: 1858
Occupation: Waste Merchant
Birth town: Pateley Bridge
Birth county: Yorkshire
Birth place: England
Street: Smelthouse
Town: —
Parish: Hartwith with Winsley
County: Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country: England
Registration district: Pateley Bridge

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Emma	Last name Bentley	Relationship Mother	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 51	Birth year 1830	Occupation Annuitant	Birth place Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Ann	Last name Bentley	Relationship Sister	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Worker In Flax Mill	Birth place Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Bentley	Relationship Sister	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Worker In Flax Mill	Birth place Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Emma	Last name Bentley	Relationship Sister	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Worker In Flax Mill	Birth place Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Bentley	Relationship Sister	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Bentley family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Edward Bentley and 5 other people

Bentley family summary

NAME: Edward Bentley
BORN: 1858
BIRTH COUNTY: Yorkshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Hartwith with Winsley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England