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Household of William Russell (born 1838, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Russell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Russell, born in 1838 in Huntly, Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret G Russell, born in 1840 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary G (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Waneis S (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Edwin (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ann (born 1855 in Kingston) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1852 in Gardenstown, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Russell's household

Male

William

Russell

Head
Female

Margaret G

Russell

Wife
Male

William

Russell

Son
Male

Alexander

Russell

Son
Female

Mary G

Russell

Daughter
Male

Waneis S

Russell

Son
Male

Charles

Russell

Son
Male

Edwin

Russell

Son
Female

Ann

Scott

Servant
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Huntly, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Russell

Head

Married

43

1838

Huntly, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Russell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Russell

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Russell

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary G

Russell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Waneis S

Russell

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Russell

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edwin

Russell

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Kingston

Margaret

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Gardenstown, Banffshire, Scotland

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