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Household of James Bell (born 1831, Cumberland)

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.

James Bell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell, born in 1831 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bell, born in 1832 in Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1859 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Mary Jane (born 1861 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), James (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Charles (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Ellen

Bell

Wife
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
Male

Charles

Bell

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

50

1831

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Ellen

Bell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Scotland

John

Bell

Son

Single

22

1859

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary Jane

Bell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

James

Bell

Son

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Charles

Bell

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

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