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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1818)

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.

Thomas Bell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1818 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bell, born in 1821 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1847 in Scotland), Archibald (born 1860 in Scotland) and Mary (born 1863 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, William Robt (born 1861 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Robert (born 1863 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Margaret

Bell

Wife
Female

Ellen

Bell

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Bell

Son
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Male

William Robt

Cocks

Visitor
Male

Robert

Cocks

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

63

1818

Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Wife

Married

60

1821

Scotland

Ellen

Bell

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Scotland

Archibald

Bell

Son

Single

21

1860

Scotland

Mary

Bell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Scotland

William Robt

Cocks

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Robert

Cocks

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

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