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Household of Joseph Bell (born 1839, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bell, born in 1839 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Helen Bell, born in 1847 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Henry Wylie, born in 1863 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Bell's household

Male

Joseph

Bell

Head
Female

Helen

Bell

Wife
Male

Henry

Wylie

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bell

Head

Married

42

1839

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Bell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Henry

Wylie

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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