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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Bell, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Rachel (born 1865 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1870 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Mary

Bell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bell

Son
Female

Rachel

Bell

Daughter
Female

Ann

Bell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Male

Peter

Bell

Son
Male

William

Bell

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Bell

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel

Bell

Daughter

-

16

1865

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Bell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Bell

Son

-

5

1876

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

-

4

1877

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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