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Household of George Bell (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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.

George Bell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Bell, born in 1834 in Arkholme, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Bell, born in 1838 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Isabella (born 1867 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), George Andrew (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Frank Herbert (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Tom Chambers (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Wifes Sister, Jane (born 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England), George's Visitor, Frances Jane (born 1847 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales), George's Servant, Adelaide (born 1856 in York, Yorkshire, England) and George's Lodger, Frank De Vore (born 1850 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).


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George Bell's household

Male

George

Bell

Head
Female

Eleanor

Bell

Wife
Female

Mary Isabella

Bell

Daughter
Male

George Andrew

Bell

Son
Male

Frank Herbert

Bell

Son
Male

Tom Chambers

Bell

Son
Male

Fred

Bell

Son
Female

Jane

Higginson

Wifes Sister
Female

Ellen

Mulroy

Servant
Female

Frances Jane

Higginson

Visitor
Female

Adelaide

Durham

Servant
Male

Frank De Vore

Greenhall

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Arkholme, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Bell

Head

Married

47

1834

Arkholme, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Bell

Wife

Married

43

1838

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Isabella

Bell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Burnley, Lancashire, England

George Andrew

Bell

Son

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Frank Herbert

Bell

Son

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Tom Chambers

Bell

Son

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Fred

Bell

Son

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Higginson

Wifes Sister

Single

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mulroy

Servant

Single

19

1862

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

Frances Jane

Higginson

Visitor

Single

34

1847

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

Adelaide

Durham

Servant

Single

25

1856

York, Yorkshire, England

Frank De Vore

Greenhall

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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