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Household of James Bell (born 1808, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell, born in 1808 in Raby, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; George, born 1840 in Raby, Cheshire, England. He had 5 grandchildren; Mary (born 1867 in Blakeley, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Raby, Cheshire, England), Sarah Georgeina (born 1871 in Raby, Cheshire, England), George (born 1873 in Raby, Cheshire, England) and Martha (born 1876 in Blakeley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Sarah (born 1837 in Bretton, Flintshire, Wales) and James's Servant, William (born 1862 in Willaston, Cheshire, England).


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Male

George

Bell

Son
Female

Sarah

Bell

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary

Bell

Grand Daughter
Female

Hannah

Bell

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah Georgeina

Bell

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Bell

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Bell

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Jellicoe

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Raby, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Widower

73

1808

Raby, Cheshire, England

George

Bell

Son

Married

41

1840

Raby, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Bell

Daughter In Law

Married

44

1837

Bretton, Flintshire, Wales

Mary

Bell

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Blakeley, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Bell

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Raby, Cheshire, England

Sarah Georgeina

Bell

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Raby, Cheshire, England

George

Bell

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Raby, Cheshire, England

Martha

Bell

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blakeley, Cheshire, England

William

Jellicoe

Servant

Single

19

1862

Willaston, Cheshire, England

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