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Household of James Russell (born 1817, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 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.

James Russell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Russell, born in 1817 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lilias Russell, born in 1834 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1859 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1861 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter J (born 1871 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lilias (born 1873 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1875 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James (born 1879 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, Adam (born 1880 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Russell's household

Male

James

Russell

Head
Female

Lilias

Russell

Wife
Female

Mary

Russell

Daughter
Male

Walter

Russell

Son
Male

Thomas

Russell

Son
Male

James

Russell

Son
Male

Peter J

Russell

Son
Female

Lilias

Russell

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Russell

Daughter
Male

James

Russell

Grandson
Male

Adam

Russell

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Russell

Head

Married

64

1817

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Lilias

Russell

Wife

Married

47

1834

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Russell

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Russell

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Russell

Son

-

15

1866

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Russell

Son

-

12

1869

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter J

Russell

Son

-

10

1871

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lilias

Russell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Russell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Russell

Grandson

-

2

1879

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Russell

Grandson

-

1

1880

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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