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Household of Alexander McFarlane (born 1851, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 1851 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, Donald (born 1858 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Helen (born 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Georgina F (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Catherine (born 1853 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret Mcd (born 1857 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McFarlane's household

Male

Alexander

McFarlane

Head
Male

Donald

McFarlane

Brother
Female

Helen

McGregor

Servant
Female

Georgina F

Maston

Servant
Female

Catherine

Begg

Servant
Female

Margaret Mcd

Bisset

Servant
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Servant
Female

Mary

McKenzie

Servant
Female

Margaret

McFoydon

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McFarlane

Head

Widower

30

1851

Perthshire, Scotland

Donald

McFarlane

Brother

Unmarried

23

1858

Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

Georgina F

Maston

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Begg

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret Mcd

Bisset

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Mary

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McFoydon

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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