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Household of John H Bess (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 H Bess and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Bess, born in 1845 in , consisted of 10 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bess, born in 1845 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Richard (born 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Mary L (born 1868 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John E P (born 1871 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Maude (born 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John H's Grand Mother, Mary Rand, born in 1799 in Patrington, Yorkshire, England.


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John H Bess's household

Male

John H

Bess

Head
Female

Eliza

Bess

Wife
Male

Richard

Bess

Son
Female

Mary L

Bess

Daughter
Male

John E P

Bess

Son
Female

Maude

Bess

Daughter
Male

Henry

Bess

Son
Female

Eliza

Bess

Daughter
Male

Walter

Bess

Son
Female

Mary

Rand

Grand Mother
First name(s) John H
Last name Bess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place France

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Bess

Head

Married

36

1845

France

Eliza

Bess

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Bess

Son

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary L

Bess

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John E P

Bess

Son

Single

10

1871

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Maude

Bess

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Bess

Son

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Bess

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Bess

Son

Single

0

1881

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Rand

Grand Mother

Widow

82

1799

Patrington, Yorkshire, England

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