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Household of Edward Bell (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Edward Bell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Bell, born in 1847 in Harton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1852 in -. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William Anthony (born 1875 in Harton, Durham, England) and John Edward (born 1879 in Harton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Brother In Law, George H (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Edward's Brother In Law, Joseph B (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Edward's Brother In Law, John Davison (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Edward Bell's household

Male

Edward

Bell

Head
Female

Mary

Bell

Wife
Female

Isabella

Bell

Daughter
Male

William Anthony

Bell

Son
Male

John Edward

Bell

Son
Male

George H

Turnbull

Brother In Law
Male

Joseph B

Turnbull

Brother In Law
Male

John Davison

Turnbull

Brother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Harton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Bell

Head

Married

34

1847

Harton, Durham, England

Mary

Bell

Wife

Married

29

1852

-

Isabella

Bell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William Anthony

Bell

Son

Single

6

1875

Harton, Durham, England

John Edward

Bell

Son

Single

2

1879

Harton, Durham, England

George H

Turnbull

Brother In Law

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Joseph B

Turnbull

Brother In Law

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John Davison

Turnbull

Brother In Law

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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