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Household of Thomas R Bell (born 1843, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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 R Bell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas R Bell, born in 1843 in Bedlington, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1847 in Anderby, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; John G (born 1867 in Darlington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Darlington, Durham, England), Emily (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Edith (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England), Almond (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England), William (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Sarah James, born in 1857 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas R Bell's household

Male

Thomas

R Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Male

John G

Bell

Son
Male

Thomas

Bell

Son
Female

Emily

A Bell

Daughter
Female

Edith

M Bell

Daughter
Male

Almond

Bell

Son
Male

William

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

James

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name R Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

R Bell

Head

Married

38

1843

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Anderby, Yorkshire, England

John G

Bell

Son

Single

14

1867

Darlington, Durham, England

Thomas

Bell

Son

Single

10

1871

Darlington, Durham, England

Emily

A Bell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Edith

M Bell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

Almond

Bell

Son

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Bell

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Sarah

James

Servant

Single

24

1857

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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