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Household of Alexander Bell (born 1819, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bell, born in 1819 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Bell, born in 1830 in Canada. They had 3 children; Rachael (born 1853 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Bell's household

Male

Alexander

Bell

Head
Female

Eliza J

Bell

Wife
Female

Rachael

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
Male

Alexander

Bell

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bell

Head

Married

62

1819

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Eliza J

Bell

Wife

Married

51

1830

Canada

Rachael

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Bell

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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