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Household of Richard Bell (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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.

Richard Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Bell, born in 1840 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wright Bell, born in 1836 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John Hyslop (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie Mc Diamond (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles Stewart (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Josephine Wilson (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Agnes Wilson Ashwell (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alexander Glover (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Nurse Child, Florence Davidson, born in 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Bell's household

Male

Richard

Bell

Head
Female

Margaret Wright

Bell

Wife
Male

John Hyslop

Bell

Son
Female

Annie Mc Diamond

Bell

Daughter
Male

Charles Stewart

Bell

Son
Female

Josephine Wilson

Bell

Daughter
Female

Agnes Wilson Ashwell

Bell

Daughter
Male

Alexander Glover

Bell

Son
Female

Florence

Davidson

Nurse Child
First name(s) Richard
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Bell

Head

Married

41

1840

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret Wright

Bell

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John Hyslop

Bell

Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie Mc Diamond

Bell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles Stewart

Bell

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Josephine Wilson

Bell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes Wilson Ashwell

Bell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alexander Glover

Bell

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Florence

Davidson

Nurse Child

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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