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Household of Robert Bell (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Polmont, Stirlingshire, 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.

Robert Bell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Bell, born in 1848 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet W Bell, born in 1851 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet W (born 1871 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth W (born 1874 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Helen W (born 1877 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robina (born 1879 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William W (born 1881 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Robert Bell's household

Male

Robert

Bell

Head
Female

Janet W

Bell

Wife
Female

Janet W

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth W

Bell

Daughter
Female

Helen W

Bell

Daughter
Female

Robina

Bell

Daughter
Male

William W

Bell

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Bell

Head

Married

33

1848

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet W

Bell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet W

Bell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth W

Bell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen W

Bell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robina

Bell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William W

Bell

Son

-

0

1881

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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