Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Samuel Bissell (born 1821, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Bissell and 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Bissell, born in 1821 in Tettenhall, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Emily Ellen Bissell, born in 1836 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 8 children; Tasmania (born 1859 in Australia), Victoria (born 1861 in Australia), Josephine (born 1863 in Australia), Ada Maud (born 1865 in Australia), Mary (born 1869 in Wolverton, Staffordshire, England), Emily (born 1870 in Wolverton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1872 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Richard (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Mary Hicks, born in 1860 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Samuel Bissell's household

Male

Samuel

Bissell

Head
Female

Emily Ellen

Bissell

Wife
Female

Tasmania

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Victoria

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Ada Maud

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bissell

Daughter
Female

Emily

Bissell

Daughter
Male

William

Bissell

Son
Male

Richard

Bissell

Son
Female

Mary

Hicks

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Bissell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Tettenhall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Bissell

Head

Married

60

1821

Tettenhall, Staffordshire, England

Emily Ellen

Bissell

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Tasmania

Bissell

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Australia

Victoria

Bissell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Australia

Josephine

Bissell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Australia

Ada Maud

Bissell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Australia

Mary

Bissell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wolverton, Staffordshire, England

Emily

Bissell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wolverton, Staffordshire, England

William

Bissell

Son

Single

9

1872

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Bissell

Son

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Hicks

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Samuel Bissell in Wolverhampton in 1881, and follow the Bissell family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Samuel Bissell

We’ve found Samuel Bissell in 18 family trees. Find out more about Samuel Bissell's household and view the Bissell family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census