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Household of Samuel Bell (born 1838, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, 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.

Samuel Bell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Bell, born in 1838 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jessie Bell, born in 1843 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas G (born 1865 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Hugh (born 1867 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Sam (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Christopher (born 1873 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Samuel Bell's household

Male

Samuel

Bell

Head
Female

Jessie

Bell

Wife
Male

Thomas G

Bell

Son
Male

Hugh

Bell

Son
Male

Sam

Bell

Son
Male

Christopher

Bell

Son
Male

Duncan

Bell

Son
Male

James

Bell

Son
Male

Alexander

Bell

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Bell

Head

Married

43

1838

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Bell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Thomas G

Bell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Hugh

Bell

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Sam

Bell

Son

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christopher

Bell

Son

-

8

1873

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Bell

Son

-

5

1876

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

-

3

1878

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bell

Son

-

0

1881

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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