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Household of Peter Bell (born 1837, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cavers, Roxburghshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Bell, born in 1837 in Horndean, Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1848 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Henry (born 1867 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1871 in Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Peter Bell's household

Male

Peter

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Male

Henry

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Bell

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Bell

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Bell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bell

Son
Female

Jane

Bell

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Horndean, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Bell

Head

Married

44

1837

Horndean, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Henry

Bell

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Bell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Bell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Bell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Bell

Son

-

3

1878

Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Bell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Roxburghshire, Scotland

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