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Household of John Russell (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Russell, born in 1850 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Russell, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; David W (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Lucy (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1853 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Betsy (born 1879 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Russell's household

Male

John

Russell

Head
Female

Helen

Russell

Wife
Male

David W

Russell

Son
Male

William

Russell

Son
Male

John

Russell

Son
Female

Lucy

Russell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Russell

Sister-In-Law
Female

Betsy

Russell

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Russell

Head

Married

31

1850

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Russell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David W

Russell

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Russell

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Russell

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Lucy

Russell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Russell

Sister-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Russell

Niece

-

2

1879

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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