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Household of Thomas Bell (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bell, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Marion Bell, born in 1841 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie Forrest (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza Annie (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Annie (born 1833 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Marion (born 1865 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Bell's household

Male

Thomas

Bell

Head
Female

Marion

Bell

Wife
Female

Maggie Forrest

Bell

Daughter
Female

Eliza Annie

Bell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Waddell

Sister-In-Law
Female

Marion

Young

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bell

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Bell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie Forrest

Bell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza Annie

Bell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Waddell

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

48

1833

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Young

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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