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Household of Michael Bell (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.

Michael Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Bell, born in 1833 in , consisted of 9 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1812 in Ireland. They had 1 child; John, born 1867 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Step Daughter, Julia (born 1864 in Ireland), Michael's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1865 in Ireland), Michael's Mother, Mary (born 1809 in Ireland), Michael's Boarder, John (born 1832 in West Indies), Michael's Boarder, Barbara (born 1839 in Ireland) and Michael's Boarder, Nelly (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Michael Bell's household

Male

Michael

Bell

Head
Female

Mary

Bell

Wife
Female

Julia

Pearce (Bell)

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Pearce (Bell)

Step Daughter
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Mary

Bell

Mother
Male

John

Welsh

Boarder
Female

Barbara

Welsh

Boarder
Female

Nelly

Welsh

Boarder
First name(s) Michael
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Bell

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Mary

Bell

Wife

Married

69

1812

Ireland

Julia

Pearce (Bell)

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ireland

Sarah

Pearce (Bell)

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ireland

John

Bell

Son

Single

14

1867

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Bell

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Ireland

John

Welsh

Boarder

Married

49

1832

West Indies

Barbara

Welsh

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Nelly

Welsh

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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