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Household of John Bell (born 1836, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1836 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Bell, born in 1836 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; William (born 1858 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David (born 1860 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1862 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), Nicholas (born 1867 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), Agnes H (born 1868 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), Esther (born 1870 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Agnes Bell, born in 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Agnes

Bell

Wife
Male

William

Bell

Son
Male

David

Bell

Son
Female

Janet

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Female

Nicholas

Bell

Daughter
Female

Agnes H

Bell

Daughter
Female

Esther

Bell

Daughter
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Bell

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

45

1836

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Bell

Wife

Married

45

1836

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Bell

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Nicholas

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes H

Bell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Esther

Bell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Son

-

9

1872

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes

Bell

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

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