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Household of Alexander Russell (born 1850, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Russell, born in 1850 in Marnoch, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Russell, born in 1850 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William J (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann F (born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella M (born 1876 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Father-In-Law, John (born 1815 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William H (born 1856 in Ireland).


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Alexander Russell's household

Male

Alexander

Russell

Head
Female

Jane

Russell

Wife
Male

William J

Russell

Son
Female

Mary Ann F

Russell

Daughter
Female

Isabella M

Russell

Daughter
Male

John

Russell

Son
Male

James

Russell

Son
Female

Jane

Russell

Daughter
Male

John

Chalmers

Father-In-Law
Male

William H

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Russell

Head

Married

31

1850

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Russell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J

Russell

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann F

Russell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Russell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Russell

Son

-

3

1878

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Russell

Son

-

2

1879

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Russell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Chalmers

Father-In-Law

Widower

66

1815

Banffshire, Scotland

William H

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

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