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Household of James Bell (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 1836 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith Bell, born in 1841 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in -).


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Jane Smith

Bell

Wife
Male

George

Bell

Son
Female

Jane

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Bell

Daughter
Female

Helen

Bell

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

45

1836

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Smith

Bell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Bell

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

-

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