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Household of Matthew Bell (born 1832, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bell, born in 1832 in Wark, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1837 in Hatherley, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Henry H (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Anne (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John C (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Jane H (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Matthew Bell's household

Male

Matthew

Bell

Head
Female

Mary

Bell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Male

Henry H

Bell

Son
Female

Anne

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Bell

Son
Male

John C

Bell

Son
Female

Jane H

Bell

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Wark, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bell

Head

Married

49

1832

Wark, Northumberland, England

Mary

Bell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hatherley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henry H

Bell

Son

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Anne

Bell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Bell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Matthew

Bell

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

John C

Bell

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane H

Bell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

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