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Household of Duncan Bell (born 1846, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Rothesay, Buteshire, 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.

Duncan Bell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Bell, born in 1846 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1848 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Dougald (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John C (born 1873 in Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1880 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Visitor, Margaret (born 1851 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Duncan's Servant, Jeanie (born 1866 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Duncan Bell's household

Male

Duncan

Bell

Head
Female

Mary

Bell

Wife
Male

Dougald

Bell

Son
Male

John C

Bell

Son
Female

Janet

Bell

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret

McLean

Visitor
Female

Jeanie

McAlpine

Servant
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

Bell

Head

Married

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dougald

Bell

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

John C

Bell

Son

-

8

1873

Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Bell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Duncan

Bell

Son

-

1

1880

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLean

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie

McAlpine

Servant

-

15

1866

Argyllshire, Scotland

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