In the 1861 census 8 Mona? Terrace, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire. Head Thomas Bellas, age 33, dock porter, born Long Marton, Westmorland. Wife Dorothy Bellas, age 35, born Appleby, Westmorland. Daughter Mary J. Bellas, age 9, scholar, born Korsck?, Westmorland. Daughter Eleanor Bellas, age 8, scholar, born Liverpool, Lancashire. Daughter Dorothy Bellas, age 5, scholar born Liverpool. Son Thomas J. Bellas, age 1, born Liverpool.

In the 1871 census 20 Edinburgh Street, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire. Head Dorothy Bellas, widow, age 47, laundress, born Appleby, Westmorland. Son Thomas J. Bellas, age 11, errand boy, born Liverpool, Lancashire. Daughter Margaret Bellas [could Dorothy now be using the name Margaret or was Margaret away in the 1861 census and Dorothy in the 1871 census?], age 14, assistant to mother, born Liverpool. Daughter Agnes A. Bellas, age 8, scholar, born Liverpool.