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Household of Alexander McLachlan (born 1836, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 McLachlan and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLachlan, born in 1836 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet McLachlan, born in 1841 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Bella Colquhoun, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McLachlan's household

Male

Alexander

McLachlan

Head
Female

Janet

McLachlan

Wife
Male

Alexander

McLachlan

Son
Female

Bella

Colquhoun

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLachlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLachlan

Head

Married

45

1836

Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

McLachlan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLachlan

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Colquhoun

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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