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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1840 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bell, born in 1849 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah A (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Mary L (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Alexander (born 1869 in Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England), Jane E (born 1871 in Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England), John W (born 1876 in Amcotts, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1878 in Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Walter J (born 1879 in Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Henry Wressle, born in 1864 in Keadby, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Sarah

Bell

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Bell

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Bell

Son
Female

Jane E

Bell

Daughter
Male

John W

Bell

Son
Female

Kate

Bell

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Bell

Son
Male

Henry

Wressle

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Bell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Bell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

Mary L

Bell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Bell

Son

Single

12

1869

Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England

Jane E

Bell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England

John W

Bell

Son

Single

5

1876

Amcotts, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Bell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Walter J

Bell

Son

Single

2

1879

Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Wressle

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Keadby, Yorkshire, England

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