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Household of John Bell (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Bell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1832 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah C Bell, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Francis C (born 1860 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England), Herbert A (born 1862 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Christina M (born 1864 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England) and Charles S (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Amy G (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Agnes J (born 1857 in Little Glemham, Suffolk, England), John's Servant, Sarah C (born 1849 in City of London, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1853 in Shropshire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1824 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Sarah C

Bell

Wife
Male

Francis C

Bell

Son
Male

Herbert A

Bell

Son
Female

Christina M

Bell

Daughter
Male

Charles S

Bell

Son
Female

Amy G

Catterall

Visitor
Female

Agnes J

Bridges

Servant
Female

Sarah C

Whybrow

Servant
Female

Sarah

Hartwright

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

49

1832

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah C

Bell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Francis C

Bell

Son

Single

21

1860

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Herbert A

Bell

Son

Single

19

1862

Folkestone, Kent, England

Christina M

Bell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Charles S

Bell

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amy G

Catterall

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes J

Bridges

Servant

Single

24

1857

Little Glemham, Suffolk, England

Sarah C

Whybrow

Servant

Single

32

1849

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Hartwright

Servant

Single

28

1853

Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Servant

Widow

57

1824

City of London, Middlesex, England

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