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Household of Peter Bell (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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 1841 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bell, born in 1846 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1868 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, John Shearer, born in 1865 in Stonehouse.


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Peter Bell's household

Male

Peter

Bell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife
Male

Peter

Bell

Son
Male

John

Bell

Son
Male

William

Bell

Son
Male

John

Shearer

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Bell

Head

Married

40

1841

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

Bell

Son

-

13

1868

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Son

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

-

1

1880

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shearer

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Stonehouse

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