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Household of Peter Bell (born 1807, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fowlis Easter, Perthshire, 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.

Peter Bell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Bell, born in 1807 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen B Bell, born in 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ellen B (born 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1868 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Martha (born 1831 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Jean (born 1864 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Ann (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Peter Bell's household

Male

Peter

Bell

Head
Female

Ellen B

Bell

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Bell

Son
Female

Martha

Armstrong

Servant
Female

Jean

Urquhart

Servant
Female

Ann

Edmond

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Bell

Head

Married

74

1807

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen B

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bell

Son

-

13

1868

Perthshire, Scotland

Martha

Armstrong

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Jean

Urquhart

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Edmond

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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