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Household of James Bell (born 1846, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars Glasgow, 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.

James Bell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell, born in 1846 in Crossmyloof, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary S Bell, born in 1850 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie U G (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen B (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary S C (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard J D (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George Cy (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James P Young, born in 1842 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Mary S

Bell

Wife
Female

Maggie U G

Bell

Daughter
Female

Helen B

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary S C

Bell

Daughter
Male

Richard J D

Bell

Son
Male

George Cy

Bell

Son
Male

James P

Young

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Crossmyloof, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

35

1846

Crossmyloof, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary S

Bell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie U G

Bell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen B

Bell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary S C

Bell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard J D

Bell

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George Cy

Bell

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James P

Young

Boarder

Unmarried

39

1842

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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