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Household of Alexander McFarlane (born 1855, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McFarlane and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McFarlane, born in 1855 in Little Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Alexander (born 1876 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, - (born 1825 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Catherine (born 1854 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Margaret (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Charlotte (born 1865 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1881 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander McFarlane's household

Male

Alexander

McFarlane

Head
Male

Alexander

McFarlane

Son
Female

Margaret

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

-

McFarlane

Mother
Female

Catherine

McFarlane

Sister
Female

Mary Ann

McFarlane

Sister
Female

Margaret

McFarlane

Sister
Female

Charlotte

McFarlane

Sister
Female

Catherine

McFarlane

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Little Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McFarlane

Head

Widower

26

1855

Little Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

McFarlane

Son

-

5

1876

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlane

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

-

McFarlane

Mother

Married

56

1825

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

McFarlane

Sister

Unmarried

27

1854

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McFarlane

Sister

Unmarried

21

1860

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlane

Sister

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charlotte

McFarlane

Sister

Unmarried

16

1865

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

McFarlane

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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