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Household of Alexander Macfarlane (born 1849, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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.

Alexander Macfarlane and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macfarlane, born in 1849 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Williamina Macfarlane, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1871 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Williamina (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Malcolm F (born 1878 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Julia (born 1880 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Annie (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Macfarlane's household

Male

Alexander

Macfarlane

Head
Female

Williamina

Macfarlane

Wife
Female

Maggie

Macfarlane

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Macfarlane

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Macfarlane

Daughter
Male

Malcolm F

Macfarlane

Daughter
Female

Julia

Macfarlane

Daughter
Female

Annie

Newlands

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Hanah

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macfarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macfarlane

Head

Married

32

1849

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Williamina

Macfarlane

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Williamina

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sarah

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Malcolm F

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Julia

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

Newlands

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hanah

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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