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Household of Alexander Bell (born 1848, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bell, born in 1848 in Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Phillip (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Nathaniel (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Mary Jane (born 1827 in Ireland), Alexander's Boarder, Agnes (born 1845 in Ireland) and Alexander's Boarder, Daniel (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Bell's household
Alexander
Bell
Head
Mary
Bell
Wife
Alexander
Bell
Son
Christina
Bell
Daughter
Phillip
Bell
Son
Nathaniel
Bell
Son
James
Bell
Son
Mary Jane
Bell
Mother
Agnes
Graham
Boarder
Daniel
McCoshnan
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Bell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Bell | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Bell | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Bell | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Bell | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Phillip | Bell | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Nathaniel | Bell | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Bell | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Bell | Mother | Widow | 54 | 1827 | Ireland | |
Agnes | Graham | Boarder | Widow | 36 | 1845 | Ireland | |
Daniel | McCoshnan | Boarder | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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