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Household of Benjamin Bell (born 1846, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkden, 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.
Benjamin Bell and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Bell, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Colquhoun Bell, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander Dunlop (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Edith Cecilia C (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alice Esther Murray (born 1877 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Benjamin (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Benjamin's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Benjamin's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Benjamin Bell's household
Benjamin
Bell
Head
Margaret Colquhoun
Bell
Wife
Alexander Dunlop
Bell
Son
Edith Cecilia C
Bell
Daughter
Alice Esther Murray
Bell
Daughter
Benjamin
Bell
Son
Mary
Lamb
Servant
Jane
Rattray
Servant
Jessie
Lamb
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Bell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Bell | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret Colquhoun | Bell | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander Dunlop | Bell | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Edith Cecilia C | Bell | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alice Esther Murray | Bell | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Benjamin | Bell | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Lamb | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Rattray | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Lamb | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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