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Household of Benjamin R Bell (born 1811, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 R Bell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin R Bell, born in 1811 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin R was the head of the household, married to Janet A H Bell, born in 1825 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elenora J (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert H (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet A (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin R's Servant, Christina (born 1859 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland), Benjamin R's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland), Benjamin R's Servant, James G (born 1850 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland), Benjamin R's Servant, Isabella (born 1846 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland), Benjamin R's Servant, Isabella (born 1855 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Benjamin R's Servant, Alice (born 1853 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Benjamin R Bell's household

Male

Benjamin R

Bell

Head
Female

Janet A H

Bell

Wife
Female

Elenora J

Bell

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Bell

Son
Female

Janet A

Bell

Daughter
Female

Christina

Bethune

Servant
Female

Annie

Bethune

Servant
Male

James G

Hettrick

Servant
Female

Isabella

Brown

Servant
Female

Isabella

Turner

Servant
Female

Alice

Black

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin R
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin R

Bell

Head

Married

70

1811

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet A H

Bell

Wife

Married

56

1825

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elenora J

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert H

Bell

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet A

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Bethune

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

Annie

Bethune

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

James G

Hettrick

Servant

Married

31

1850

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Turner

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Alice

Black

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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