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Household of Alexander Russell (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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.

Alexander Russell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Russell, born in 1841 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sophia Russell, born in 1840 in Peeblesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Elisabeth (born 1865 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Isabella (born 1870 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Son, John (born 1872 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Margaret A (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1843 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Russell's household

Male

Alexander

Russell

Head
Female

Sophia

Russell

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

McMillen

Step Daughter
Female

Isabella

McMillen

Step Daughter
Male

John

McMillen

Step Son
Female

Margaret A

Dobbie

Step Daughter
Male

William

Stewart

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Russell

Head

Married

40

1841

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sophia

Russell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

McMillen

Step Daughter

-

16

1865

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

McMillen

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McMillen

Step Son

-

9

1872

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Dobbie

Step Daughter

-

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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