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Household of Joshua Bell (born 1839, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Joshua Bell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Bell, born in 1839 in Maryport, Cumberland, consisted of 12 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Ann J Bell, born in 1843 in Maryport, Cumberland, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1862 in Maryport, Cumberland, England), Ester (born 1864 in Maryport, Cumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John D (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), George C (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Joshua (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Maud (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Great Aunt, Sarah (born 1810 in Maryport, Cumberland, England) and Joshua's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England).


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Joshua Bell's household

Male

Joshua

Bell

Head
Female

Ann J

Bell

Wife
Female

Jane

Bell

Daughter
Female

Ester

Bell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Male

John D

Bell

Son
Male

George C

Bell

Son
Female

Sarah

Bell

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Bell

Son
Female

Maud

Bell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Merry

Great Aunt
Male

John

Green

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Maryport, Cumberland, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Bell

Head

Married

42

1839

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Ann J

Bell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Jane

Bell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Ester

Bell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John D

Bell

Son

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George C

Bell

Son

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Bell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Joshua

Bell

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Maud

Bell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Merry

Great Aunt

Single

71

1810

Maryport, Cumberland, England

John

Green

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

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