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Household of David Bell (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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.

David Bell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Bell, born in 1835 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1835 in Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Matthew (born 1857 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in -) and Andrew (born 1875 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Nephew, Peter Robertson, born in 1879 in -.


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David Bell's household

Male

David

Bell

Head
Female

Mary

Bell

Wife
Male

Matthew

Bell

Son
Male

David

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Male

George

Bell

Son
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Male

William

Bell

Son
Male

Andrew

Bell

Son
Male

Peter

Robertson

Nephew
First name(s) David
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Bell

Head

Married

46

1835

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Bell

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Bell

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Bell

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

-

8

1873

-

Andrew

Bell

Son

-

6

1875

-

Peter

Robertson

Nephew

-

2

1879

-

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