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Household of James Bell (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

James Bell and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell, born in 1817 in Cheshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Bell, born in 1817 in Lees, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1846 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 grandchildren; J P Hy (born 1874 in Toft, Cheshire, England), Harriet (born 1875 in Toft, Cheshire, England), William Benjn (born 1877 in Toft, Cheshire, England), Ellen Kate (born 1878 in Toft, Cheshire, England) and Percy (born 1880 in Toft, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, William (born 1847 in Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Laura (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Eleanor (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Samuel (born 1846 in Wincham, Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Sam F (born 1859 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England) and James's Servant, Michael (born 1864 in Ireland).


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Martha

Bell

Wife
Male

William

Wilkinson

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

J P Hy

Wilkinson

Grand Son
Female

Harriet

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter
Male

William Benjn

Wilkinson

Grand Son
Female

Ellen Kate

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter
Male

Percy

Wilkinson

Grand Son
Female

Laura

Bailey

Servant
Female

Eleanor

Bailey

Servant
Male

Samuel

Towers

Servant
Male

Sam F

Towers

Servant
Male

Michael

Samson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

64

1817

Cheshire, England

Martha

Bell

Wife

Married

64

1817

Lees, Cheshire, England

William

Wilkinson

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Cheshire, England

J P Hy

Wilkinson

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Toft, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Toft, Cheshire, England

William Benjn

Wilkinson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Toft, Cheshire, England

Ellen Kate

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Toft, Cheshire, England

Percy

Wilkinson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Toft, Cheshire, England

Laura

Bailey

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Eleanor

Bailey

Servant

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Samuel

Towers

Servant

Single

35

1846

Wincham, Cheshire, England

Sam F

Towers

Servant

Single

22

1859

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Michael

Samson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ireland

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