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Household of Alexander McFarlane (born 1843, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 McFarlane and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McFarlane, born in 1843 in Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McFarlane, born in 1848 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, David McGowan, born in 1859 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McFarlane's household

Male

Alexander

McFarlane

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Wife
Female

Margaret

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Jane

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Janet

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

David

McGowan

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McFarlane

Head

Married

38

1843

Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlane

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McFarlane

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McFarlane

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McGowan

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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