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Household of John Bell (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Bell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1845 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Bell, born in 1848 in Penrith, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; Mary Margaret (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frederick William (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edith Ellenor (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude Blanch (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Alexander Robertson, born in 1856 in Scotland.


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Jane

Bell

Wife
Female

Mary Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Bell

Daughter
Male

Frederick William

Bell

Son
Female

Edith Ellenor

Bell

Daughter
Female

Gertrude Blanch

Bell

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

36

1845

Scotland

Jane

Bell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Mary Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Bell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick William

Bell

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith Ellenor

Bell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Gertrude Blanch

Bell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Robertson

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Scotland

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