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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1825, Leicestershire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1825 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lydia Bell, born in 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter M (born 1880 in Idle, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Richard (born 1874 in Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, William Hows, born in 1822 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Lydia

Bell

Wife
Male

Walter M

Bell

Son
Male

William

Turner

Son
Male

Richard

Turner

Son
Male

William

Hows

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

56

1825

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Lydia

Bell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Walter M

Bell

Son

Single

1

1880

Idle, Yorkshire, England

William

Turner

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Turner

Son

Single

7

1874

Ravensthorpe, Yorkshire, England

William

Hows

Boarder

Single

59

1822

Westhorpe, Suffolk, England

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