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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1829 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bell, born in 1836 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1862 in Chatham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1868 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Catherine M (born 1856 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Cook, Mary (born 1852 in Dennington, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Patience (born 1846 in West Walton, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Isabella

Bell

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Bell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Feith

Servant
Female

Catherine M

Burman

Servant
Female

Mary

White

Cook
Female

Patience

Edgars

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

52

1829

Lancashire, England

Isabella

Bell

Wife

Married

45

1836

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Bell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chatham, Kent, England

Jane

Feith

Servant

Single

13

1868

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Catherine M

Burman

Servant

Single

25

1856

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

White

Cook

Single

29

1852

Dennington, Northumberland, England

Patience

Edgars

Lodger

Single

35

1846

West Walton, Cambridgeshire, England

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