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Household of Matthew Bell (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 1850 in , consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1853 in -. They had 5 children; Barbara (born 1869 in -), John W (born 1871 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Jane (born 1876 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1878 in Whitburn, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Whitburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Visitor, Annie (born 1860 in Hexham, Northumberland, England) and Matthew's Visitor, Mary J (born 1881 in Hexham, Northumberland, England).


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Matthew Bell's household

Male

Matthew

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Female

Barbara

Bell

Daughter
Male

John W

Bell

Son
Female

Jane

Bell

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Bell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Robinson

Visitor
Female

Mary J

Robinson

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bell

Head

Married

31

1850

-

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

28

1853

-

Barbara

Bell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

-

John W

Bell

Son

Single

10

1871

Whitburn, Durham, England

Jane

Bell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whitburn, Durham, England

Dorothy

Bell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whitburn, Durham, England

Sarah

Bell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Whitburn, Durham, England

Annie

Robinson

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Robinson

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Hexham, Northumberland, England

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