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Household of James Bell (born 1839, 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.

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 1839 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Bell, born in 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Jane Ann (born 1867 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Cecilia (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), John George (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), James William (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Thomas Blades (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, Thomas Glaholm, born in 1857 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England.


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Ann

Bell

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Bell

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Bell

Daughter
Male

John George

Bell

Son
Male

James William

Bell

Son
Male

Thomas Blades

Bell

Son
Male

Thomas

Glaholm

Lodger Head
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sunderland, 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

42

1839

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Bell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Bell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Gateshead, Durham, England

Cecilia

Bell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

John George

Bell

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

James William

Bell

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas Blades

Bell

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Glaholm

Lodger Head

Single

24

1857

Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England

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