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Household of Matthew Bell (born 1846, Westmorland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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.
Matthew Bell and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bell, born in 1846 in Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Dinah Bell, born in 1853 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1877 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and Dennis (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, William Barwise, born in 1863 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.
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Matthew Bell's household
Matthew
Bell
Head
Dinah
Bell
Wife
Jane
Bell
Daughter
Margaret
Bell
Daughter
Sarah
Bell
Daughter
Dennis
Bell
Son
William
Barwise
Lodger
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Bell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Bell | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England | |
Dinah | Bell | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Cockermouth, Cumberland, England | |
Jane | Bell | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Cockermouth, Cumberland, England | |
Margaret | Bell | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Cockermouth, Cumberland, England | |
Sarah | Bell | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Yorkshire, England | |
Dennis | Bell | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Yorkshire, England | |
William | Barwise | Lodger | Single | 18 | 1863 | Cockermouth, Cumberland, England |
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