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Household of William Bell (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bell, born in 1840 in Neston, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Bell, born in 1848 in Shropshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Neston, Cheshire, England), James (born 1871 in Neston, Cheshire, England), John (born 1874 in Neston, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1876 in Neston, Cheshire, England), George (born 1879 in Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England).


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William Bell's household

Male

William

Bell

Head
Female

Hannah

Bell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bell

Son
Male

James

Bell

Son
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Hannah

Bell

Daughter
Male

George

Bell

Son
Male

Joseph

Bell

Son
Male

William

Bell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Neston, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bell

Head

Married

41

1840

Neston, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Bell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Shropshire, England

Thomas

Bell

Son

Single

12

1869

Neston, Cheshire, England

James

Bell

Son

Single

10

1871

Neston, Cheshire, England

John

Bell

Son

Single

7

1874

Neston, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Bell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Neston, Cheshire, England

George

Bell

Son

Single

2

1879

Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Bell

Son

Single

2

1879

Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England

William

Bell

Son

Single

0

1881

Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England

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