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Household of James Bell Sr (born 1818, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 Sr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bell Sr, born in 1818 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Bell, born in 1820 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1860 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, Charles (born 1872 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1859 in Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1881 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Bell Sr's household

Male

James

Bell Sr

Head
Female

Ann

Bell

Wife
Male

Charles

Paterson

Grandson
Male

James

Bell Jr

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jane

Bell

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bell Sr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bell Sr

Head

Married

63

1818

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ann

Bell

Wife

Married

61

1820

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Charles

Paterson

Grandson

-

9

1872

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Bell Jr

Son

Married

21

1860

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Daughter-In-Law

Married

22

1859

Carmyle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Bell

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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