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Household of Alexander Bell (born 1830, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bell, born in 1830 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bell, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1868 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1865 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Jessie (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Bell's household
Alexander
Bell
Head
Margaret
Bell
Wife
Robert
Bell
Son
Mary
Bell
Daughter
Elizabeth
Bell
Daughter
Margaret
Colquhoun
Boarder
Margaret
Wallace
Boarder
Jessie
Colquhoun
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Bell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Bell | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Bell | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert | Bell | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Bell | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Bell | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Colquhoun | Boarder | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Wallace | Boarder | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Colquhoun | Boarder | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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