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Household of John B Bell (born 1825, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 B Bell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Bell, born in 1825 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Bell, born in 1830 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1865 in West Ham, Essex, England), Walter J (born 1867 in West Ham, Essex, England), Florence (born 1870 in West Ham, Essex, England), Arthur (born 1872 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Sidney (born 1876 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John B's Apprentice, Anthony Hedges, born in 1865 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.


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John B Bell's household

Male

John B

Bell

Head
Female

Eliza A

Bell

Wife
Female

Alice

Bell

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Bell

Son
Female

Florence

Bell

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bell

Son
Male

Sidney

Bell

Son
Male

Anthony

Hedges

Apprentice
First name(s) John B
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Bell

Head

Married

56

1825

London, Middlesex, England

Eliza A

Bell

Wife

Married

51

1830

London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Bell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

West Ham, Essex, England

Walter J

Bell

Son

Single

14

1867

West Ham, Essex, England

Florence

Bell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Ham, Essex, England

Arthur

Bell

Son

Single

9

1872

West Ham, Essex, England

Sidney

Bell

Son

Single

5

1876

West Ham, Essex, England

Anthony

Hedges

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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