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Household of Alexander McLaren (born 1831, Perthshire)

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 McLaren and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLaren, born in 1831 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McLaren, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John C (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McLaren's household

Male

Alexander

McLaren

Head
Female

Mary

McLaren

Wife
Male

James

McLaren

Son
Female

Mary

McLaren

Daughter
Female

Barbara

McLaren

Daughter
Female

Robina

McLaren

Daughter
Female

Annie

McLaren

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McLaren

Son
Male

John C

McLaren

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLaren
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLaren

Head

Married

50

1831

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McLaren

Wife

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

McLaren

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McLaren

Daughter

-

14

1867

Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

McLaren

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

McLaren

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McLaren

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLaren

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John C

McLaren

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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