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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bell, born in 1854 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ada (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Sarah Ridings, born in 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Mary A

Bell

Wife
Male

Charles

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Bell

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ada

Bell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ridings

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Bell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Charles

Bell

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Bell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ada

Bell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ridings

Servant

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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