At the time of the census in 1881 Russell was unmarried and living at 86 Queens Gate, London. The house was occupied as follows:
James C. Russell - Barrister At Law In Practice
Francis Penelope Russell - Sister
Lucy Janet Russell - Sister
Jessie Russell - Sister
Elizabeth Beer - Servant - Cook - from Tiverton, Devon, England
Elizabeth Dyer - Servant - Nursemaid - from Taffent, Wiltshire
Catherine Wilson - Under Servant - from Yerdham, Essex, England
Charles Walker - Servant - from - Peters Hereford
