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Household of John Russell (born 1843, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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.

John Russell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Russell, born in 1843 in Portland, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Russell, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Folkestone, Kent, England), R (born 1874 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Louease (born 1874 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Rebecca Duffey, born in 1819 in Folkestone, Kent, England.


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John Russell's household

Male

John

Russell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Russell

Wife
Male

John

Peal

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Peal

Daughter
Female

R

Russell

Daughter
Female

Louease

Russell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Russell

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Russell

Son
Female

Rebecca

Duffey

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Portland, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Russell

Head

Married

38

1843

Portland, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Russell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Peal

Son

Single

13

1868

Folkestone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Peal

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Folkestone, Kent, England

R

Russell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Folkestone, Kent, England

Louease

Russell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Folkestone, Kent, England

Ellen

Russell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Folkestone, Kent, England

Ernest

Russell

Son

Single

1

1880

Folkestone, Kent, England

Rebecca

Duffey

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Folkestone, Kent, England

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