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Household of Thomas Geo Bell (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 Geo Bell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Geo Bell, born in 1839 in Staindrop, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas Geo was the head of the household, married to Catherine Bell, born in 1843 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Margaret E (born 1867 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), John Geo (born 1869 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and William D (born 1873 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas Geo's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Harwood, Durham, England) and Thomas Geo's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Geo Bell's household

Male

Thomas Geo

Bell

Head
Female

Catherine

Bell

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Bell

Daughter
Male

John Geo

Bell

Son
Male

William D

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dowson

Servant
Female

Mary

Armitage

Servant
First name(s) Thomas Geo
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Staindrop, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas Geo

Bell

Head

Married

42

1839

Staindrop, Durham, England

Catherine

Bell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Margaret E

Bell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

John Geo

Bell

Son

Single

12

1869

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

William D

Bell

Son

Single

8

1873

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dowson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Harwood, Durham, England

Mary

Armitage

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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