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Household of Joseph Bell (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Joseph Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bell, born in 1833 in , consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Ireland), Mary (born 1868 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Frances (born 1877 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Thomas McGeechan, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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Joseph Bell's household

Male

Joseph

Bell

Head
Female

Mary

Bell

Wife
Male

Alexander

Bell

Son
Male

Robert

Bell

Son
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bell

Daughter
Female

Frances

Bell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bell

Son
Male

Thomas

McGeechan

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bell

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Mary

Bell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Alexander

Bell

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Bell

Son

-

16

1865

Ireland

Mary

Bell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Bell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frances

Bell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Bell

Son

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McGeechan

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Ireland

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