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Household of Thomas Russell (born 1826, 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.

Thomas Russell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Russell, born in 1826 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Margaret (born 1829 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas's Sister, Janet (born 1843 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas's Niece, Margaret (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas's Nephew, William (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Thomas Russell's household

Male

Thomas

Russell

Head
Female

Margaret

Russell

Sister
Female

Janet

Russell

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Corsie

Niece
Female

Margaret

Corsie

Niece
Male

William

Skea

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Russell

Head

Unmarried

55

1826

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Russell

Sister

Unmarried

52

1829

Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Russell

Sister

Unmarried

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Corsie

Niece

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Corsie

Niece

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

William

Skea

Nephew

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

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