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Household of Matthew Bell (born 1824, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 1824 in Horsley, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ruth Bell, born in 1827 in Horsley, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Matthew J (born 1862 in Stella, Durham, England), George H (born 1864 in Stella, Durham, England) and Henry E (born 1866 in Stella, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Matthew, born 1879 in Stella, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Father In Law, Thomas Henderson, born in 1797 in Ovingham, Northumberland, England.
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Matthew Bell's household
Matthew
Bell
Head
Ruth
Bell
Wife
Matthew J
Bell
Son
George H
Bell
Son
Henry E
Bell
Son
Thomas
Henderson
Father In Law
Matthew
Bell
Grand Son
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Bell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Horsley, Northumberland, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Bell | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Horsley, Northumberland, England | |
Ruth | Bell | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Horsley, Northumberland, England | |
Matthew J | Bell | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Stella, Durham, England | |
George H | Bell | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Stella, Durham, England | |
Henry E | Bell | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Stella, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Henderson | Father In Law | Widower | 84 | 1797 | Ovingham, Northumberland, England | |
Matthew | Bell | Grand Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Stella, Durham, England |
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