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Household of Joshua R Bell (born 1836, Northumberland)

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.

Joshua R Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua R Bell, born in 1836 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Joshua R was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1836 in Heworth, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary J R (born 1862 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Frances R (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Margaret R (born 1868 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Matthew R (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Joshua R (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Michael R (born 1875 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua R's Step Son, William Scott, born in 1857 in Heworth, Durham, England.


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Joshua R Bell's household

Male

Joshua R

Bell

Head
Female

Mary

Bell

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Step Son
Female

Mary J R

Bell

Daughter
Female

Frances R

Bell

Daughter
Female

Margaret R

Bell

Daughter
Male

Matthew R

Bell

Son
Male

Joshua R

Bell

Son
Male

Michael R

Bell

Son
First name(s) Joshua R
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua R

Bell

Head

Married

45

1836

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Bell

Wife

Married

45

1836

Heworth, Durham, England

William

Scott

Step Son

Single

24

1857

Heworth, Durham, England

Mary J R

Bell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hebburn, Durham, England

Frances R

Bell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret R

Bell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Jarrow, Durham, England

Matthew R

Bell

Son

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

Joshua R

Bell

Son

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Michael R

Bell

Son

Single

6

1875

Jarrow, Durham, England

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