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Household of Alexander McMillan (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 McMillan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McMillan, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McMillan, born in 1845 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Cathrina (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hamilton (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jennet (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Aunt, Ann Ritchie, born in 1810 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McMillan's household

Male

Alexander

McMillan

Head
Female

Mary

McMillan

Wife
Male

James

McMillan

Son
Female

Cathrina

McMillan

Daughter
Female

Ann

McMillan

Daughter
Male

Hamilton

McMillan

Son
Female

Jennet

McMillan

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ritchie

Aunt
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McMillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
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

McMillan

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McMillan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McMillan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Cathrina

McMillan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

McMillan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hamilton

McMillan

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jennet

McMillan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Ritchie

Aunt

Widow

71

1810

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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