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Household of Edward Wm Bell (born 1831, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

Edward Wm Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wm Bell, born in 1831 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Edward Wm was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Emily Mary (born 1866 in Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, England) and Constance Sophie (born 1871 in Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward Wm's Aunt, Catherine Elizth (born 1809 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Edward Wm's -, Emma E (born 1843 in Maddington, Wiltshire, England), Edward Wm's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1832 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Edward Wm's Servant, Mary (born 1843 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Edward Wm's Servant, Ellen (born 1852 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and Edward Wm's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).


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Edward Wm Bell's household

Male

Edward Wm

Bell

Head
Female

Emily Mary

Bell

Daughter
Female

Constance Sophie

Bell

Daughter
Female

Catherine Elizth

Newall

Aunt
Female

Emma E

Kilmister

-
Female

Elizabeth

Caddick

Servant
Female

Mary

Hunt

Servant
Female

Ellen

Loader

Servant
Female

Jane

Senior

Servant
First name(s) Edward Wm
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward Wm

Bell

Head

Widower

50

1831

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Emily Mary

Bell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, England

Constance Sophie

Bell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, England

Catherine Elizth

Newall

Aunt

Widow

72

1809

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Emma E

Kilmister

-

Married

38

1843

Maddington, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth

Caddick

Servant

Single

49

1832

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Hunt

Servant

Single

38

1843

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Ellen

Loader

Servant

Single

29

1852

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Jane

Senior

Servant

Single

19

1862

Gillingham, Dorset, England

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