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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Thomas Bell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1834 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bell, born in 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Frances Elizth (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John Barbie (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary Thorbie (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph Dickson (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret Anderson (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Agnes Ellen (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas Henry (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Edith Gruham (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1826 in Ireland) and Thomas's Servant, Laura (born 1858 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Margaret

Bell

Wife
Female

Frances Elizth

Bell

Daughter
Male

John Barbie

Bell

Son
Female

Mary Thorbie

Bell

Daughter
Male

Joseph Dickson

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret Anderson

Bell

Daughter
Female

Agnes Ellen

Bell

Daughter
Male

Thomas Henry

Bell

Son
Female

Edith Gruham

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Stretton

Servant
Female

Laura

Griffiths

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

47

1834

Colne, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frances Elizth

Bell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John Barbie

Bell

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Thorbie

Bell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph Dickson

Bell

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret Anderson

Bell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Agnes Ellen

Bell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas Henry

Bell

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edith Gruham

Bell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Stretton

Servant

Single

55

1826

Ireland

Laura

Griffiths

Servant

Single

23

1858

London, Middlesex, England

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