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Household of Alexander McLean (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

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 McLean and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLean, born in 1849 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McLean, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Neil (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Sarah Anderson, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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Alexander McLean's household

Male

Alexander

McLean

Head
Female

Mary

McLean

Wife
Female

Ellen

McLean

Daughter
Male

Neil

McLean

Son
Male

John

McLean

Son
Male

William

McLean

Son
Female

Sarah

Anderson

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLean

Head

Married

32

1849

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McLean

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Ellen

McLean

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Neil

McLean

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McLean

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McLean

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Anderson

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

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