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Household of Alexander Bell (born 1858)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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.

Alexander Bell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bell, born in 1858 in , consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ada Bell, born in 1862 in Lymm, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Robert J (born 1880 in Weaste, Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1879 in Weaste, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1825 in Lymm, Cheshire, England) and Alexander's Brother In Law, Edwin (born 1865 in Bollington, Cheshire, England).


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Alexander Bell's household

Male

Alexander

Bell

Head
Female

Ada

Bell

Wife
Male

Robert J

Bell

Son
Female

Jessie

Bell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gillibrand

Mother In Law
Male

Edwin

Gillibrand

Brother In Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bell

Head

Married

23

1858

Scotland

Ada

Bell

Wife

Married

19

1862

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Robert J

Bell

Son

Single

1

1880

Weaste, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Bell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Weaste, Lancashire, England

Jane

Gillibrand

Mother In Law

Married

56

1825

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Edwin

Gillibrand

Brother In Law

Single

16

1865

Bollington, Cheshire, England

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