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Household of Christopher Bell (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.
Christopher Bell and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Bell, born in 1831 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Jane P Bell, born in 1846 in Auchinleck, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John M (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles A (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George W (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina S (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Adam D (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Brother-In-Law, John L (born 1845 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Christopher's Servant, Eliza (born 1857 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Christopher's Servant, Helen (born 1865 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Christopher's Servant, Annie (born 1860 in Plockton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
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Christopher Bell's household
Christopher
Bell
Head
Jane P
Bell
Wife
John M
Bell
Son
Charles A
Bell
Son
George W
Bell
Son
Christina S
Bell
Daughter
Adam D
Bell
Son
John L
Mackintosh
Brother-In-Law
Eliza
Dean
Servant
Helen
Macpherson
Servant
Annie
Finlayson
Servant
| First name(s) | Christopher |
| Last name | Bell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher | Bell | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane P | Bell | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Auchinleck, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
John M | Bell | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charles A | Bell | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George W | Bell | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina S | Bell | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Adam D | Bell | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John L | Mackintosh | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Dean | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Macpherson | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Finlayson | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Plockton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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