Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Bell (born 1837, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1837 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann M Bell, born in 1844 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1871 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Cicely (born 1873 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and Maria (born 1879 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Henry Donkester, born in 1841 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Ann M

Bell

Wife
Male

Richard

Bell

Son
Female

Cicely

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Bell

Daughter
Female

Maria

Bell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Donkester

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

44

1837

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Ann M

Bell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Bell

Son

Single

10

1871

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Cicely

Bell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Bell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Bell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Donkester

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Bell in Wolstanton in 1881, and follow the Bell family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Bell

We’ve found John Bell in 1280 family trees. Find out more about John Bell's household and view the Bell family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census