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Household of John A Bell (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

John A Bell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Bell, born in 1839 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bell, born in 1831 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1868 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and James E (born 1876 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Boarder Head, James (born 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John A's Boarder, Jabiz (born 1851 in Yorkshire, England).


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John A Bell's household

Male

John A

Bell

Head
Female

Ellen

Bell

Wife
Male

William

Bell

Son
Male

James

Cookson

Boarder Head
Male

James E

Cookson

Son
Male

Jabiz

Newton

Boarder
First name(s) John A
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Bell

Head

Married

42

1839

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bell

Wife

Married

50

1831

Lancashire, England

William

Bell

Son

Single

13

1868

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

James

Cookson

Boarder Head

Widower

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

James E

Cookson

Son

Single

5

1876

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Jabiz

Newton

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

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