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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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.

Thomas Bell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1869 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Ada (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Boarder
Female

Ada

Kershaw

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Widower

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Bell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheerness, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Chatham, Kent, England

Ada

Kershaw

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Chatham, Kent, England

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