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Household of William Bell (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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.

William Bell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bell, born in 1842 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to John Bell, born in 1865 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1865 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1873 in Hurst Brook, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Cousin, Elizabeth Farron, born in 1846 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.


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William Bell's household

Male

William

Bell

Head
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Farron

Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bell

Head

Married

39

1842

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John

Bell

Son

Single

16

1865

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bell

Son

Single

8

1873

Hurst Brook, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Farron

Cousin

Widow

35

1846

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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