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Household of Matthew Bell (born 1852, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 1852 in Ferryhill, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Isabel Bell, born in 1857 in Woodside, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Durham, England), Sarah Ann (born 1876 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, Richard Stephenson, born in 1861 in Evenwood, Durham, England.


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Matthew Bell's household

Male

Matthew

Bell

Head
Female

Isabel

Bell

Wife
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Bell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Male

Richard

Stephenson

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ferryhill, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bell

Head

Married

29

1852

Ferryhill, Durham, England

Isabel

Bell

Wife

Married

24

1857

Woodside, Durham, England

Mary

Bell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Bell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

Richard

Stephenson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Evenwood, Durham, England

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