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Household of William Bell (born 1838, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bell, born in 1838 in Milton, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bell, born in 1839 in Suffolk, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, Ernest W (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William's Stepson, Alfred V (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), William's Mother In Law, Mary A (born 1818 in Suffolk, England), William's Sister In Law, Alice (born 1857 in Suffolk, England) and William's Sister In Law, Fanny (born 1862 in Suffolk, England).


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William Bell's household

Male

William

Bell

Head
Female

Mary A

Bell

Wife
Male

Ernest W

Smith

Stepson
Male

Alfred V

Smith

Stepson
Female

Mary A

Watling

Mother In Law
Female

Alice

Watling

Sister In Law
Female

Fanny

Watling

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Milton, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bell

Head

Married

43

1838

Milton, Cumberland, England

Mary A

Bell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Suffolk, England

Ernest W

Smith

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Alfred V

Smith

Stepson

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary A

Watling

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Suffolk, England

Alice

Watling

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Suffolk, England

Fanny

Watling

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Suffolk, England

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