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Household of John Bell (born 1820, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

John Bell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1820 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bell, born in 1839 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sarah A (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Mary A

Bell

Wife
Male

William

Bell

Son
Female

Sarah A

Bell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bell

Son
Male

James

Bell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

61

1820

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Bell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Bell

Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah A

Bell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Bell

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Bell

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

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