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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1832, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Downham, Norfolk, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1832 in Southery, Norfolk, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Susan Bell, born in 1835 in Congham, Norfolk, England. They had 9 children; William (born 1857 in Southery, Norfolk, England), George (born 1866 in Southery, Norfolk, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Southery, Norfolk, England), Henry (born 1869 in Southery, Norfolk, England), Maria (born 1871 in Southery, Norfolk, England), James (born 1873 in Southery, Norfolk, England), Joshua (born 1875 in Southery, Norfolk, England), Robert (born 1877 in Southery, Norfolk, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Southery, Norfolk, England).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Susan

Bell

Wife
Male

William

Bell

Son
Male

George

Bell

Son
Male

Alfred

Bell

Son
Male

Henry

Bell

Son
Female

Maria

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
Male

Joshua

Bell

Son
Male

Robert

Bell

Son
Male

Herbert

Bell

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Southery, Norfolk, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

49

1832

Southery, Norfolk, England

Susan

Bell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Congham, Norfolk, England

William

Bell

Son

Single

24

1857

Southery, Norfolk, England

George

Bell

Son

Single

15

1866

Southery, Norfolk, England

Alfred

Bell

Son

Single

13

1868

Southery, Norfolk, England

Henry

Bell

Son

Single

12

1869

Southery, Norfolk, England

Maria

Bell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Southery, Norfolk, England

James

Bell

Son

Single

8

1873

Southery, Norfolk, England

Joshua

Bell

Son

Single

6

1875

Southery, Norfolk, England

Robert

Bell

Son

Single

4

1877

Southery, Norfolk, England

Herbert

Bell

Son

Single

0

1881

Southery, Norfolk, England

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