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Household of David Bell (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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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.

David Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Bell, born in 1842 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Agnes Bell, born in 1845 in Leven, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William Irving (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John Ednie (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Annie Hellan (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Agnes Besthina (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Wifes Sister, Hellan (born 1843 in Leven, Fife, Scotland), David's Wifes Brother, James (born 1854 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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David Bell's household

Male

David

Bell

Head
Female

Agnes

Bell

Wife
Male

William Irving

Bell

Son
Male

John Ednie

Bell

Son
Female

Annie Hellan

Bell

Daughter
Female

Agnes Besthina

Bell

Daughter
Female

Hellan

Ednie

Wifes Sister
Male

James

Ednie

Wifes Brother
Female

Elizabeth

McKenzie

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Bell

Head

Married

39

1842

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Bell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Leven, Fife, Scotland

William Irving

Bell

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John Ednie

Bell

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Annie Hellan

Bell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Agnes Besthina

Bell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Hellan

Ednie

Wifes Sister

Single

38

1843

Leven, Fife, Scotland

James

Ednie

Wifes Brother

Married

27

1854

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKenzie

Servant

Single

22

1859

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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