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Household of John Bell (born 1820, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, Banffshire, 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.

John Bell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1820 in Cullen, Banffshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1830 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Findochty, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Margaret (born 1841 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's -, John B (born 1881 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Mary

Bell

Wife
Female

Mary

Ross

Servant
Female

Margaret

Bell

Sister
Male

John B

Ross

-
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

61

1820

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Wife

Married

51

1830

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Findochty, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Sister

Unmarried

40

1841

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

John B

Ross

-

-

0

1881

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

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