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Household of Finlay Bell Jr (born 1840, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Finlay Bell Jr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Finlay Bell Jr, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Finlay was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bell, born in 1844 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Finlay (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Madeline (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew S (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth A (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robertson (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Finlay's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Finlay's Servant, Agnes (born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Finlay Bell Jr's household

Male

Finlay

Bell Jr

Head
Female

Margaret

Bell

Wife
Male

Finlay

Bell Tertius

Son
Female

Madeline

Bell

Daughter
Male

Andrew S

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Bell

Daughter
Male

Robertson

Bell

Son
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Servant
Female

Agnes

Macqueen

Servant
First name(s) Finlay
Last name Bell Jr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Finlay

Bell Jr

Head

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Finlay

Bell Tertius

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Madeline

Bell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew S

Bell

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Bell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robertson

Bell

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Macqueen

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

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