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Household of Alexander Russell (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Russell, born in 1846 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jeannie Russell, born in 1853 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, James (born 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Russell's household

Male

Alexander

Russell

Head
Female

Jeannie

Russell

Wife
Female

Jessie

Russell

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Russell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Russell

Son
Female

Agnes

Russell

Daughter
Male

John

Boyd

Lodger
Male

James

Reid

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Russell

Head

Married

35

1846

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Russell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Russell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Russell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Russell

Son

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Russell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Boyd

Lodger

Widower

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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