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Household of Matthew Bell (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Matthew Bell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bell, born in 1846 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Betsey Bell, born in 1851 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Rose E (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), James (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), William (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England) and Agnes An (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, William Ackrid, born in 1879 in Westmorland, England.


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Matthew Bell's household

Male

Matthew

Bell

Head
Female

Betsey

Bell

Wife
Female

Rose E

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Male

William

Bell

Son
Female

Agnes An

Bell

Daughter
Male

William

Ackrid

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bell

Head

Married

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

Betsey

Bell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

Rose E

Bell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

James

Bell

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

William

Bell

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Agnes An

Bell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

William

Ackrid

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Westmorland, England

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