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Household of Matthew M Bell (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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.

Matthew M Bell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew M Bell, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Matthew M was the head of the household, married to Jane C Bell, born in 1843 in India. They had 2 children; Violet W (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John M (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew M's -, No Name (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Matthew M's Servant, Margaret (born 1846 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Matthew M's Servant, Mary (born 1845 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Matthew M's Servant, Ann (born 1850 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Matthew M's Servant, Mary M (born 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Matthew M's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Matthew M's Servant, Joanna (born 1837 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Matthew M Bell's household

Male

Matthew M

Bell

Head
Female

Jane C

Bell

Wife
Female

Violet W

Bell

Daughter
Male

John M

Bell

Son
Female

No Name

-

-
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
Female

Mary

Robertson

Servant
Female

Ann

McAdrum

Servant
Female

Mary M

Gillivray

Servant
Female

Jane

Douglas

Servant
Female

Joanna

Glass

Servant
First name(s) Matthew M
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew M

Bell

Head

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane C

Bell

Wife

Married

38

1843

India

Violet W

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John M

Bell

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

No Name

-

-

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

McAdrum

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary M

Gillivray

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Douglas

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joanna

Glass

Servant

Unmarried

44

1837

Midlothian, Scotland

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