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Household of John Scott Russell (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Scott Russell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott Russell, born in 1839 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John Scott was the head of the household, married to Thirza Russell, born in 1840 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Edward J C (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England), Isabella T (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England), William S (born 1870 in London, Middlesex, England), Bertha (born 1872 in Forest Gate, Essex, England) and Katie (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Scott's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England) and John Scott's Boarder, Mary J (born 1841 in Devon, England).


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John Scott Russell's household

Male

John Scott

Russell

Head
Female

Thirza

Russell

Wife
Male

Edward J C

Russell

Son
Female

Isabella T

Russell

Daughter
Male

William S

Russell

Son
Female

Bertha

Russell

Daughter
Female

Katie

Russell

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lydette

Servant
Female

Mary J

Wren

Boarder
First name(s) John Scott
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Scott

Russell

Head

Married

42

1839

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Thirza

Russell

Wife

Married

41

1840

London, Middlesex, England

Edward J C

Russell

Son

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Isabella T

Russell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

William S

Russell

Son

Single

11

1870

London, Middlesex, England

Bertha

Russell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Katie

Russell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alice

Lydette

Servant

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Mary J

Wren

Boarder

Widow

40

1841

Devon, England

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