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Household of James Bell (born 1845, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alva, Stirlingshire, 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 1845 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Bell, born in 1843 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Helen M (born 1877 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Robert (born 1855 in Selkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1845 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Bell's household

Male

James

Bell

Head
Female

Helen

Bell

Wife
Male

James

Bell

Son
Male

George

Bell

Son
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Helen M

Bell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Irvine

Boarder
Male

James

Dawson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell

Head

Married

36

1845

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Bell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

-

11

1870

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Bell

Son

-

9

1872

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Son

-

7

1874

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen M

Bell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Irvine

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Selkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Dawson

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Perthshire, Scotland

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