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Household of Peter Bell (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Bell, born in 1846 in , consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Agnes Bell, born in 1848 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1871 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Charles Horne, born in 1863 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Peter Bell's household

Male

Peter

Bell

Head
Female

Agnes

Bell

Wife
Female

Annie

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
Male

John

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Female

Janet

Bell

Daughter
Male

Charles

Horne

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Bell

Head

Married

35

1846

England

Agnes

Bell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Annie

Bell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

-

8

1873

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Son

-

6

1875

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janet

Bell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Charles

Horne

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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