first name per son John’s PaDC

POSS FreeBMD Marriages Sep 1853 (>99%)
BENTHAM Thomas Wigan 8c 35
MEADOWCROFT Sophia Wigan 8c 35

England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 @ancestry
Source Information: Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Name: Thomas Bentham
Gender: Male; Marital status: Single
Age: 26; Birth Date: 1827
Father: James Bentham
Marriage Date: 10 Jul 1853
Marriage Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Spouse: Sophia Meadowcroft
Gender: Female; Marital status: Single
Age: 22; Birth Date: 1831
Father: John Meadowcroft
FHL Film Number: 1885697
Reference ID: P 94, No. 187

1881UKC England Census Lancashire Ince in Makerfield District 28; image 36 of 59 @ancestry
Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 3776; Folio: 70; Page: 33; GSU roll: 1341903
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Civil Parish: Ince in Makerfield
County/Island: Lancashire; Country: England
Street address: 136 Manchester Rd
Occupation: Coal Miner
Registration district: Wigan
ED, institution, or vessel: 28
Piece:3776; Folio:70; Page Number:33
Household Members:
Thomas Bentham 54 news agent
Sophia Bentham 49
John Bentham 16
Elizabeth Bentham 7
Ann Bentham 5
James Bentham 10
Mary White 65 servant