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Household of Alexander McKellar (born 1847, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 McKellar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKellar, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina F McKellar, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Donald (born 1877 in Kenton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert Steel (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1881 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Margaret F McHren, born in 1855 in Port Ellen, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McKellar's household

Male

Alexander

McKellar

Head
Female

Christina F

McKellar

Wife
Male

Donald

McKellar

Son
Male

Duncan

McKellar

Son
Male

Robert Steel

McKellar

Son
Female

Margaret F

McHren

Visitor
Male

Duncan

McHren

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKellar

Head

Married

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

Christina F

McKellar

Wife

Married

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McKellar

Son

-

4

1877

Kenton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Duncan

McKellar

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Steel

McKellar

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret F

McHren

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Port Ellen, Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

McHren

Son

-

0

1881

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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