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Household of Adam Bell (born 1851, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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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.

Adam Bell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Bell, born in 1851 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, consisted of 6 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Betsy Bell, born in 1854 in Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William F (born 1876 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Margaret D (born 1878 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Boarder, Robert McLeish, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Adam Bell's household

Male

Adam

Bell

Head
Female

Betsy

Bell

Wife
Male

William F

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret D

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
Male

Robert

McLeish

Boarder
First name(s) Adam
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Bell

Head

Married

30

1851

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Betsy

Bell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Selkirkshire, Scotland

William F

Bell

Son

-

5

1876

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Bell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

-

1

1880

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Robert

McLeish

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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