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Household of Joseph Bell (born 1844, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bell, born in 1844 in Dunse, Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Joseph L Bell, born in 1871 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Joseph L (born 1871 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Alison (born 1817 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, Emily (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Bell's household

Male

Joseph

Bell

Head
Male

Joseph L

Bell

Son
Male

William

Bell

Son
Female

Alison

Bell

Mother
Female

Emily

Calder

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bell

Head

Married

37

1844

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Joseph L

Bell

Son

-

10

1871

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alison

Bell

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Emily

Calder

Boarder

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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