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Household of John Bell (born 1836, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1836 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joan Bell, born in 1835 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Joan (born 1859 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Euphemia B (born 1862 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Old Monkland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Caroline I (born 1870 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George (born 1874 in -) and Williamina (born 1876 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
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John Bell's household
John
Bell
Head
Joan
Bell
Wife
Joan
Bell
Daughter
John
Bell
Son
Euphemia B
Bell
Daughter
Helen
Bell
Daughter
Elizabeth
Bell
Daughter
Alexander
Bell
Son
Caroline I
Bell
Daughter
George
Bell
Son
Williamina
Bell
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Bell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Bell | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Joan | Bell | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Joan | Bell | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John | Bell | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Euphemia B | Bell | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Bell | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Bell | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Old Monkland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Bell | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Caroline I | Bell | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
George | Bell | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | - | |
Williamina | Bell | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
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