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Household of Alexander McLaren (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLaren, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie McLaren, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1860 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McLaren's household

Male

Alexander

McLaren

Head
Female

Jessie

McLaren

Wife
Male

Alexander

McLaren Jr

Son
Female

Marion

McLaren

Daughter
Male

James

McLaren

Son
Female

Jane

McLaren

Daughter
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Servant
Female

Isabella

Harrison

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLaren
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLaren

Head

Married

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McLaren

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLaren Jr

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

McLaren

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McLaren

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McLaren

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Harrison

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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