1880 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the 1880 Brooklyn census, ED 225, with Norman S Bentley, age 46, at dwelling 191, family 220, matching the citation detail. The name is clearly given, so the name claim is supported. The age implies a birth around 1833–34, a little off the stated 1831, which I note as a minor discrepancy.
Matches: Line 41 reads "Bentley Norman S", white male, age 46, Maize Broker, born NY; Age 46 implies birth about 1833–34, within a few years of the claimed 1831; Census place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, ED 225 and the 1880 date match the citation detail; Household: wife Emelie M (44), daughter Mary H (19), sons George S (15), Wm (12), Danl W (9), plus servant Mary Murphy
Flags: Age 46 gives a birth year of about 1833/34, two to three years after the claimed 1831. This is a small discrepancy, but it exceeds the one-year tolerance.
Limits: A census gives an age, not a birth date, so it cannot confirm 1831; It does not show the death year 1901; The claim is only about the name, which the record supports; the dates in the claim are not tested here; The surname and initial are handwritten, but both are legible