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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bell, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth Murrey (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Margaret

Bell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bell

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Bell

Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Son
Male

William

Bell

Son
Female

Elizabeth Murrey

Bell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bell

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Bell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Bell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Bell

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Bell

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Murrey

Bell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Bell

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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