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Household of James Bell (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell, born in 1844 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1849 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Joe (born 1872 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1878 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1879 in Tankersley, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1880 in Tankersley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Thorpe, Yorkshire, England) and James's Boarder, Edward (born 1849 in Ireland).


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Male

Joe

Bell

Son
Male

William

Bell

Son
Female

Annie

Bell

Daughter
Male

George

Bell

Son
Male

John

Hague

Boarder
Male

Edward

Mulligan

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

37

1844

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Bell

Son

Single

9

1872

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

William

Bell

Son

Single

3

1878

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Bell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tankersley, Yorkshire, England

George

Bell

Son

Single

1

1880

Tankersley, Yorkshire, England

John

Hague

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Thorpe, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Mulligan

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Ireland

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