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Household of John Russell (born 1852, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

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 1852 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Russell, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Sarah (born 1877 in Glencarse, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Walter (born 1856 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Russell's household

Male

John

Russell

Head
Female

Mary

Russell

Wife
Female

Maggie

Russell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Russell

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Russell

Daughter
Male

William

Russell

Son
Male

Walter

Adam

Boarder
Male

James

Adam

Boarder
Male

William

Hynd

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Russell

Head

Married

29

1852

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Russell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Maggie

Russell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Russell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glencarse, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary J

Russell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Russell

Son

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Adam

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Adam

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hynd

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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