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Household of James Bell (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

James Bell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell, born in 1848 in Great Lumley, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1853 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; Neacham (born 1876 in Pelton, Durham, England), Jane (born 1877 in Pelton, Durham, England), James (born 1879 in Pelton, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Pelton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England) and James's Boarder, Mark (born 1866 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England).


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Male

Neacham

Bell

Son
Female

Jane

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Male

William

Dunn

Boarder
Male

Mark

Dunn

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Great Lumley, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

33

1848

Great Lumley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Durham, England

Neacham

Bell

Son

Single

5

1876

Pelton, Durham, England

Jane

Bell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pelton, Durham, England

James

Bell

Son

Single

2

1879

Pelton, Durham, England

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pelton, Durham, England

William

Dunn

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Mark

Dunn

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

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