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Household of Joseph Bell (born 1810, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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.

Joseph Bell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bell, born in 1810 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bell, born in 1816 in Slaughterford, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Emily M (born 1853 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Gilbert L (born 1855 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Emma Hughes, born in 1841 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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Joseph Bell's household

Male

Joseph

Bell

Head
Female

Sarah

Bell

Wife
Female

Emily M

Bell

Daughter
Male

Gilbert L

Bell

Son
Female

Emma

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bell

Head

Married

71

1810

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Bell

Wife

Married

65

1816

Slaughterford, Wiltshire, England

Emily M

Bell

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Gilbert L

Bell

Son

Single

26

1855

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Hughes

Servant

Single

40

1841

Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

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