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Household of Samuel Russell (born 1833, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, Orkney, 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.

Samuel Russell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Russell, born in 1833 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Russell, born in 1832 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland) and David (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Granddaughter, Jane Isabella Russell, born in 1880 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Samuel Russell's household

Male

Samuel

Russell

Head
Female

Jane

Russell

Wife
Male

James

Russell

Son
Male

David

Russell

Son
Female

Jane Isabella

Russell

Granddaughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Russell

Head

Married

48

1833

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Russell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Orkney, Scotland

James

Russell

Son

Widower

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

David

Russell

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Jane Isabella

Russell

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

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