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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1813)

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.

Thomas Bell and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1813 in , consisted of 14 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bell, born in 1822 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Christina (born 1852 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Helen (born 1853 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Flora (born 1854 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Carry (born 1856 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1858 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ada (born 1859 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Robert (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Harriet (born 1850 in Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1852 in Denbighshire, Wales), Thomas's Servant, Emily (born 1852 in Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Sarah

Bell

Wife
Female

Christina

Bell

Daughter
Female

Helen

Bell

Daughter
Female

Flora

Bell

Daughter
Female

Carry

Bell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bell

Daughter
Female

Ada

Bell

Daughter
Female

Emily

Bell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bell

Son
Female

Harriet

Williamson

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Edwards

Servant
Female

Emily

Chalones

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Connor

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

68

1813

Scotland

Sarah

Bell

Wife

Married

59

1822

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Christina

Bell

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Helen

Bell

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Flora

Bell

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Carry

Bell

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Bell

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ada

Bell

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Emily

Bell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Robert

Bell

Son

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Williamson

Visitor

Single

31

1850

Scotland

Sarah

Edwards

Servant

Single

29

1852

Denbighshire, Wales

Emily

Chalones

Servant

Single

29

1852

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Connor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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