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Household of John Bell (born 1826, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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.

John Bell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1826 in Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bell, born in 1833 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Maggie (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Margaret

Bell

Wife
Female

Maggie

Bell

Daughter
Female

Janet

Bell

Daughter
Male

John

Bell

Son
Male

David

Bell

Son
Male

Peter

Bell

Son
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Female

Christina

Bell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

55

1826

Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Wife

Married

48

1833

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Bell

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Bell

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Bell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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