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Household of Alexander McLaughlan (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 McLaughlan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLaughlan, born in 1838 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McLaughlan, born in 1846 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane M (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Charlotte (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Laurence Kelly, born in 1854 in -.


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Alexander McLaughlan's household

Male

Alexander

McLaughlan

Head
Female

Ann

McLaughlan

Wife
Female

Jane M

McLaughlan

Daughter
Male

John

McLaughlan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McLaughlan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McLaughlan

Son
Female

Charlotte

McLaughlan

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Kelly

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLaughlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLaughlan

Head

Married

43

1838

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

McLaughlan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane M

McLaughlan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McLaughlan

Son

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLaughlan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLaughlan

Son

-

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charlotte

McLaughlan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Laurence

Kelly

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

-

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