1851: Ramsden Bellhouse, a parish near the high road from Billericay to Rochford, lies 11 miles south of Chelmsford. It is in the Hundred of Barnstable, Union of Billericay, liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster, bishoprick of Rochester and Police and County Court district of Brentwood. It has an area of 2,700 acres and population of 462. Listed included: George Blyth, Farmer.
	1867: Ramsden Bellhouse is a parish on the high road from Billericay (3 miles) to Rochford (14 miles). The church of St Mary the Virgin is very old, the register dates from 1562. The soil is strong, heavy and mixed; subsoil clay; on the sides of the hill the land is light and gravelly loam. The acerage is 2685 and the population, in 1861, was 430. Listed in the commercial section included: George Blyth, Farmer, The Hall.
	1881: Bell Hall, Church Road - George Blyth, his wife Eliza, their son, Alfred, and daughters, Elizabeth, Alice and Mary. George farmed 350 acres, employed 7 men and 2 boys.
	Sources: 1818 = Excursions through Essex 1818. 1851 = 1851 Post Office Directory for Essex. 1867 = 1867 Post Office Directory for Essex. 1881 = 1881 Census.
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