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Household of John Bell (born 1839, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bell, born in 1846 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Margaret A (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Mary J (born 1876 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Priscilla (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Margaret

Bell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Bell

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Bell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
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

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Bell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret A

Bell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Bell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Priscilla

Bell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

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