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Household of Alexander McMillan (born 1829, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 McMillan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McMillan, born in 1829 in Dalserf, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen McMillan, born in 1825 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Son-In-Law, Francis (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McMillan's household

Male

Alexander

McMillan

Head
Female

Helen

McMillan

Wife
Male

Thomas

McMillan

Son
Male

Francis

Westwater

Son-In-Law
Female

Helen

Westwater

Daughter
Female

Helen

Westwater

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McMillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dalserf, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McMillan

Head

Married

52

1829

Dalserf, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

McMillan

Wife

Married

56

1825

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

McMillan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Westwater

Son-In-Law

Married

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Westwater

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Westwater

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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