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Household of Joseph Bell (born 1831, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bell, born in 1831 in Devizes, Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Bell, born in 1829 in Oxfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Alfred (born 1858 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1860 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1864 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1866 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1871 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1873 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Arthur B Davney, born in 1833 in Bamburgh, Norfolk, England.


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Joseph Bell's household

Male

Joseph

Bell

Head
Female

Emma

Bell

Wife
Male

Alfred

Bell

Son
Male

Walter

Bell

Son
Male

Frederick

Bell

Son
Male

Henry

Bell

Son
Male

Frank

Bell

Son
Female

Alice

Bell

Daughter
Male

Arthur B

Davney

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bell

Head

Married

50

1831

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Emma

Bell

Wife

Married

52

1829

Oxfordshire, England

Alfred

Bell

Son

Single

23

1858

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Walter

Bell

Son

Single

21

1860

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Bell

Son

Single

17

1864

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Henry

Bell

Son

Single

15

1866

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Frank

Bell

Son

Single

10

1871

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Alice

Bell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Arthur B

Davney

Lodger

Widower

48

1833

Bamburgh, Norfolk, England

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