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Household of James Bell (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

James Bell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann E Bell, born in 1851 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Anne (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James W (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Henry Johnson, born in 1839 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Ann E

Bell

Wife
Female

Anne

Bell

Daughter
Male

James W

Bell

Son
Male

Henry

Johnson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann E

Bell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Anne

Bell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James W

Bell

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Johnson

Visitor

Married

42

1839

York, Yorkshire, England

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