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Household of William Russell (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

William Russell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Russell, born in 1823 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Russell, born in 1828 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1853 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Neph, Henry (born 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William's Neph, Thomas (born 1878 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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William Russell's household

Male

William

Russell

Head
Female

Jane

Russell

Wife
Female

Mary A

Russell

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Russell

Daughter
Male

William

Russell

Son
Male

Alfred

Russell

Son
Female

Hannah

Russell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Russell

Neph
Male

Thomas

Russell

Neph
First name(s) William
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Russell

Head

Married

58

1823

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Russell

Wife

Married

53

1828

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Russell

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Russell

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Russell

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Russell

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Russell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Russell

Neph

Married

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Russell

Neph

Single

3

1878

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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