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Household of John Bell (born 1835, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Monance, Fife, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bell, born in 1835 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Bell, born in 1835 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Betsy (born 1862 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland), John's Servant, Jessie (born 1862 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1810 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Betsy (born 1813 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, James (born 1828 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Visitor, Catherine (born 1833 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Bell's household

Male

John

Bell

Head
Female

Jane

Bell

Wife
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Betsy

King

Servant
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Servant
Male

William

Rathie

Boarder
Female

Betsy

Rathie

Boarder
Male

James

Wight

Visitor
Female

Catherine

Wight

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bell

Head

Married

46

1835

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Bell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Betsy

King

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

William

Rathie

Boarder

Unmarried

71

1810

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Betsy

Rathie

Boarder

Unmarried

68

1813

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Wight

Visitor

Married

53

1828

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Wight

Visitor

Married

48

1833

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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