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Household of John Bell (born 1824, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, Dumfriesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1824 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1858 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1862 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1867 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Agnes A Bell, born in 1881 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Male

William

Bell

Son
Female

Janet

Bell

Daughter
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Agnes A

Bell

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

57

1824

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Son

-

14

1867

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes A

Bell

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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