Number 15 Russell Street 1881 – John Law, Baker

Please note Hillyard Street was called Russell Street in 1881 – see here.

Kelly’s Directory 1881 tells us that at 15 Russell Street was Mr John Law, a general grocer.

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Expanding on the info taken from Kelly’s Directory and looking at the Census we find out a little more…

Curiously I cannot find Mr Law and his family on the Census of 1881, perhaps they moved in the time between Kelly’s Directory and the Census of 1881 being undertaken. I did find them on the Census of 1871 however, see below:

Info from 1881 Census:

Name	Relation to head of household	Age	Year born	Town of birth	City of birth	Country of birth	Profession
John Law	Head	30	abt 1841	/	Edinborough	Scotland	Bread & Biscuit Maker
Mary Ann Law	Wife	29	abt 1842	/	Irglass (?)	Scotland	/
John Law	Son	8	abt 1863	Brixton	Surrey	England	Scholar
Elizabeth Law	Daughter	5	abt 1866	Brixton	Surrey	England	Scholar
William Law	Son	4	abt 1871	Brixton	Surrey	England	/