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Household of Alexander Russell (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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.

Alexander Russell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Russell, born in 1841 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Russell, born in 1843 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1868 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1878 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Ann Nielson, born in 1803 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Russell's household

Male

Alexander

Russell

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Russell

Wife
Male

Robert

Russell

Son
Male

Charles

Russell

Son
Male

James

Russell

Son
Male

William

Russell

Son
Male

George

Russell

Son
Male

John

Russell

Son
Female

Ann

Nielson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Russell

Head

Married

40

1841

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Russell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Russell

Son

-

13

1868

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Russell

Son

-

10

1871

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Russell

Son

-

8

1873

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Russell

Son

-

6

1875

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Russell

Son

-

3

1878

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Russell

Son

-

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Nielson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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