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Household of Matthew Bell (born 1846, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bell, born in 1846 in Sculthorpe, Norfolk, consisted of 13 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Susan Bell, born in 1850 in Barnham, Norfolk, England. They had 9 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Barnham, Yorkshire, England), George W (born 1868 in Barnham, Norfolk, England), Matthew Junr (born 1869 in Barnham, Norfolk, England), John Robt (born 1877 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Harriett (born 1878 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1881 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Lancelot (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John George (born 1879 in Norfolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder Head, John (born 1853 in Bourne, Norfolk, England) and Matthew's Boarder, Henry (born 1858 in Norfolk, England).


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Matthew Bell's household

Male

Matthew

Bell

Head
Female

Susan

Bell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bell

Son
Male

George W

Bell

Son
Male

Matthew Junr

Bell

Son
Male

John Robt

Bell

Son
Female

Harriett

Bell

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Bell

Son
Female

Ann

Bell

Daughter
Male

John

Ront

Boarder Head
Male

Lancelot

Ront

Son
Male

John George

Ront

Son
Male

Henry

Ront

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

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bell

Head

Married

35

1846

Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England

Susan

Bell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Barnham, Norfolk, England

Thomas

Bell

Son

Single

14

1867

Barnham, Yorkshire, England

George W

Bell

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnham, Norfolk, England

Matthew Junr

Bell

Son

Single

12

1869

Barnham, Norfolk, England

John Robt

Bell

Son

Single

4

1877

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Bell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Bell

Son

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Bell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John

Ront

Boarder Head

Widower

28

1853

Bourne, Norfolk, England

Lancelot

Ront

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

John George

Ront

Son

Single

2

1879

Norfolk, England

Henry

Ront

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Norfolk, England

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