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Household of David Russell (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scoonie, Fife, 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.

David Russell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Russell, born in 1831 in Collessie, Fife, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet H Russell, born in 1840 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1870 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Mary G (born 1875 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Christina W (born 1877 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Margaret (born 1847 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), David's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland) and David's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland).


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David Russell's household

Male

David

Russell

Head
Female

Janet H

Russell

Wife
Male

George

Russell

Son
Male

Robert

Russell

Son
Male

David

Russell

Son
Female

Mary G

Russell

Daughter
Female

Christina W

Russell

Daughter
Female

Janet

Russell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Buchan

Servant
Female

Mary

Lister

Servant
Female

Margaret

Flockhart

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Russell

Head

Married

50

1831

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Janet H

Russell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

George

Russell

Son

-

11

1870

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Russell

Son

-

10

1871

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

David

Russell

Son

-

8

1873

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Mary G

Russell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Christina W

Russell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Russell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Buchan

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Lister

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Flockhart

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

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