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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1817, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

Thomas Bell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1817 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Bell, born in 1817 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Janet

Bell

Wife
Female

Jane

Bell Or Fulton

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Bell

Son
Female

Matilda

Bell

Daughter
Male

William

Bell

Son
Male

Malcolm

Bell

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

64

1817

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Bell

Wife

Married

64

1817

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Bell Or Fulton

Daughter

Widow

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Bell

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matilda

Bell

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Bell

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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