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Household of John Bissell (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Bissell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bissell, born in 1846 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Enoch (born 1867 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Phoebe (born 1877 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Harriett Hickmans, born in 1843 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England.


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John Bissell's household

Male

John

Bissell

Head
Male

Enoch

Bissell

Son
Female

Louisa

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Hickmans

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bissell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bissell

Head

Widower

35

1846

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Enoch

Bissell

Son

Single

14

1867

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Bissell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Bissell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Bissell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Bissell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Bissell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Harriett

Hickmans

Servant

Single

38

1843

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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