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Household of Henry W Bell (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Henry W Bell and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry W Bell, born in 1839 in , consisted of 14 members. Henry W was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Bell, born in 1850 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth G (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret G (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William E (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry W (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George G (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John D (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Harriet E (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Arthur G (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry W's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1848 in Caithness, Scotland), Henry W's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Henry W's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Henry W's Servant, Jane M (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Henry W Bell's household

Male

Henry W

Bell

Head
Female

Margaret A

Bell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth G

Bell

Daughter
Female

Margaret G

Bell

Daughter
Male

William E

Bell

Son
Male

Henry W

Bell

Son
Male

George G

Bell

Son
Male

John D

Bell

Son
Female

Harriet E

Bell

Daughter
Male

Arthur G

Bell

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Servant
Female

Margaret

Scott

Servant
Female

Isabella

Rainie

Servant
Female

Jane M

Grant

Servant
First name(s) Henry W
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place India

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry W

Bell

Head

Married

42

1839

India

Margaret A

Bell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth G

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret G

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William E

Bell

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry W

Bell

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George G

Bell

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John D

Bell

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Harriet E

Bell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur G

Bell

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Rainie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane M

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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