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Household of Samuel Bell (born 1838, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Samuel Bell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Bell, born in 1838 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Lucy Bell, born in 1833 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1863 in Middlesex, England), Lucy (born 1871 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Alice (born 1874 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Henry (born 1861 in West Ham, Essex, England), Samuel's Boarder, Rose (born 1866 in Barking, Essex, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Sarah (born 1820 in Middlesex, England).


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Samuel Bell's household

Male

Samuel

Bell

Head
Female

Lucy

Bell

Wife
Female

Eliza

Bell

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Bell

Daughter
Female

Alice

Bell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Sharp

Boarder
Female

Rose

Sharp

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Matthews

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Bell

Head

Married

43

1838

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Lucy

Bell

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Bell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

Lucy

Bell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Ham, Essex, England

Alice

Bell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Ham, Essex, England

Henry

Sharp

Boarder

Single

20

1861

West Ham, Essex, England

Rose

Sharp

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Barking, Essex, England

Sarah

Matthews

Boarder

Widow

61

1820

Middlesex, England

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