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Household of Richard 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.

Richard Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Bell, born in 1839 in Penrith, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bell, born in 1832 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1864 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1867 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Florance (born 1870 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Clara (born 1874 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Richard D (born 1881 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Nephew, Charles (born 1872 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Richard's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Richard Bell's household

Male

Richard

Bell

Head
Female

Mary A

Bell

Wife
Male

George

Bell

Son
Female

Mary E

Bell

Daughter
Female

Florance

Bell

Daughter
Female

Clara

Bell

Daughter
Male

Richard D

Bell

Son
Male

Charles

Routledge

Nephew
Female

Sarah

Hampson

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Penrith, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Bell

Head

Married

42

1839

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Mary A

Bell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

George

Bell

Son

Single

17

1864

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Bell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Florance

Bell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Clara

Bell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Richard D

Bell

Son

Single

0

1881

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Charles

Routledge

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Hampson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Chester, Cheshire, England

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