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Household of Alexander McKellar (born 1844, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKellar, born in 1844 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine McKellar, born in 1843 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Duncan (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hannah (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Relative, Alexander (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Relative, Edmund (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McKellar's household

Male

Alexander

McKellar

Head
Female

Catherine

McKellar

Wife
Male

Duncan

McKellar

Son
Male

Alexander

McKellar

Son
Male

James

McKellar

Son
Male

William

McKellar

Son
Female

Hannah

McKellar

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McEwan

Relative
Male

Edmund

McEwan

Relative
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKellar

Head

Married

37

1844

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

McKellar

Wife

Married

38

1843

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McKellar

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKellar

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McKellar

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McKellar

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

McKellar

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McEwan

Relative

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edmund

McEwan

Relative

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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