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Household of James Bell (born 1828, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, 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.

James Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell, born in 1828 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1835 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1852 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1860 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1866 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1873 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth Bell, born in 1881 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Male

James

Bell

Son
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Male

Adam

Bell

Son
Male

Robert

Bell

Son
Male

William

Bell

Son
Male

Thomas

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

53

1828

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Adam

Bell

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Bell

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

-

11

1870

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Bell

Son

-

8

1873

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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