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Household of George Russell (born 1811, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, England

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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.

George Russell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Russell, born in 1811 in Wells, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Goodfellow, born in 1835 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Henry J (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Rebecca M A (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Frederick G (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Jane (born 1811 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and George's Visitor, Mary J (born 1870 in Somerset, England).


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George Russell's household

Male

George

Russell

Head
Female

Rebecca

Goodfellow

Wife
Male

Henry J

Goodfellow

Son
Female

Rebecca M A

Goodfellow

Daughter
Male

Frederick G

Goodfellow

Son
Female

Jane

Short

Boarder
Female

Mary J

Bartlett

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Wells, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Russell

Head

Married

70

1811

Wells, Somerset, England

Rebecca

Goodfellow

Wife

Married

46

1835

Plymouth, Devon, England

Henry J

Goodfellow

Son

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

Rebecca M A

Goodfellow

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Frederick G

Goodfellow

Son

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jane

Short

Boarder

Widow

70

1811

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary J

Bartlett

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

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