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Household of Christopher Bell (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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.

Christopher Bell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Bell, born in 1834 in Wolsingham, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bell, born in 1836 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1858 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Henry (born 1863 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Christopher (born 1872 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Wolsingham, Durham, England) and James (born 1880 in Wolsingham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Christopher's Son Daughter, Annie Bell, born in 1868 in Wolsingham, Durham, England.


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Christopher Bell's household

Male

Christopher

Bell

Head
Female

Sarah

Bell

Wife
Male

John

Bell

Son
Male

Henry

Bell

Son
Female

Annie

Bell

Son Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bell

Son
Female

Sarah

Bell

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Bell

Son
Male

Joseph

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wolsingham, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Bell

Head

Married

47

1834

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Sarah

Bell

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

John

Bell

Son

Single

23

1858

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Henry

Bell

Son

Single

18

1863

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Annie

Bell

Son Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Thomas

Bell

Son

Single

11

1870

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Sarah

Bell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Christopher

Bell

Son

Single

9

1872

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Joseph

Bell

Son

Single

7

1874

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolsingham, Durham, England

James

Bell

Son

Single

1

1880

Wolsingham, Durham, England

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