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Household of Alexander Bell (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alexander Bell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bell, born in 1831 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Bell, born in 1841 in Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie A (born 1873 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Patrick (born 1875 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1878 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Louisa A (born 1880 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1827 in Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Bell's household

Male

Alexander

Bell

Head
Female

Agnes

Bell

Wife
Female

Jessie A

Bell

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bell

Daughter
Female

Louisa A

Bell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cardean

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Grant

Servant
Female

Annie

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bell

Head

Married

50

1831

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Bell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie A

Bell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Patrick

Bell

Son

-

6

1875

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Bell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Louisa A

Bell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Cardean

Visitor

Unmarried

54

1827

Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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