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Household of John Bell (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1841 in Shelley, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bell, born in 1841 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1879 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, John Wm (born 1868 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Apprentice, Walter (born 1862 in Denby Dale, Yorkshire, England).


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Mary A

Bell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Male

Walter

Bell

Son
Female

Clara

Bell

Daughter
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Ellen

Bell

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Bell

Daughter
Female

Florence

Bell

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Bell

Nephew
Male

Walter

Crossland

Apprentice
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shelley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

40

1841

Shelley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Bell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Bell

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Bell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Bell

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Bell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Bell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Bell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Bell

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Crossland

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Denby Dale, Yorkshire, England

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