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Household of Nicholas Bell (born 1845, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Nicholas Bell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Bell, born in 1845 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Richard (born 1867 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Nicholas Bell's household

Female

Nicholas

Bell

Head
Male

Richard

Bell

Son
Male

Robert

Bell

Son
Male

James

Bell

Son
Female

Janet

Bell

Daughter
Male

William

Bell

Son
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Bell

Head

Widow

36

1845

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Richard

Bell

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Bell

Son

-

10

1871

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

-

4

1877

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Bell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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