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Household of James Bell (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Bell, born in 1858 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Helen (born 1818 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Marion (born 1845 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Fife, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Annie (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England).


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Helen

Bell

Wife
Male

John

Bell

Son
Male

James

Bell

Son
Female

Helen

Bell

Daughter
Female

Helen

Bell

Mother-In-Law
Female

Marion

Scott

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Bisset

Servant
Female

Mary

Noble

Servant
Female

Annie

Fraser

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Dundas

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Bell

Wife

Married

23

1858

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Bell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

63

1818

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Marion

Scott

Servant

Widow

36

1845

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bisset

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Noble

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Invernessshire, Scotland

Annie

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Dundas

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

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