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Household of Alexander McFarlane (born 1825, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McFarlane, born in 1825 in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McFarlane, born in 1826 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1857 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1859 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1861 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1863 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Archibald M (born 1871 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McFarlane's household

Male

Alexander

McFarlane

Head
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Wife
Male

Edward

McFarlane

Son
Male

James

McFarlane

Son
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

Peter

McFarlane

Son
Male

John

McFarlane

Son
Male

Archibald M

McFarlane

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McFarlane

Head

Married

56

1825

Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Wife

Married

55

1826

Argyllshire, Scotland

Edward

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Peter

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Archibald M

McFarlane

Son

-

10

1871

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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