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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1840 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Hester (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas D (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Annie (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Fanny (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Stepson, Joseph (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Female

Annie

Green

Step Daughter
Female

Fanny

Green

Step Daughter
Male

Joseph

Green

Stepson
Female

Hester

Bell

Daughter
Male

William

Bell

Son
Male

Thomas D

Bell

Son
Male

Alfred

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Knight

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

41

1840

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Green

Step Daughter

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Green

Step Daughter

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Green

Stepson

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hester

Bell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Bell

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas D

Bell

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Bell

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Knight

Sister In Law

Single

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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