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Household of William Bell (born 1841, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

William Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bell, born in 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1844 in Thornley, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1862 in Lumley, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1864 in Lumley, Durham, England), Caroline (born 1866 in Lumley, Durham, England), Robert F (born 1868 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), George (born 1872 in Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England), John H (born 1874 in Brandon, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England).


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William Bell's household

Male

William

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Male

William

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret A

Bell

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Bell

Daughter
Male

Robert F

Bell

Son
Male

George

Bell

Son
Male

John H

Bell

Son
Male

Joseph

Bell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bell

Head

Married

40

1841

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Thornley, Durham, England

William

Bell

Son

Single

19

1862

Lumley, Durham, England

Margaret A

Bell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lumley, Durham, England

Caroline

Bell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lumley, Durham, England

Robert F

Bell

Son

Single

13

1868

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

George

Bell

Son

Single

9

1872

Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England

John H

Bell

Son

Single

7

1874

Brandon, Durham, England

Joseph

Bell

Son

Single

3

1878

Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England

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