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Household of Alexander Russell (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1831 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Russell, born in 1839 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, William Cranston, born in 1862 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Russell's household

Male

Alexander

Russell

Head
Female

Cecilia

Russell

Wife
Male

Alexander

Russell

Son
Male

James

Russell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Russell

Daughter
Male

David

Russell

Son
Female

Margaret

Russell

Daughter
Female

Janet

Russell

Daughter
Male

William

Cranston

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Russell

Head

Married

50

1831

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Russell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Russell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Russell

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Russell

Daughter

-

12

1869

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Russell

Son

-

10

1871

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Russell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Russell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Cranston

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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