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Household of Alexander McNab (born 1819, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glenorchy, Argyllshire, 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 McNab and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McNab, born in 1819 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McNab, born in 1831 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Donald (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1863 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, William (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, Peter (born 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McNab's household

Male

Alexander

McNab

Head
Female

Margaret

McNab

Wife
Male

Donald

McNab

Son
Female

Christina

McNab

Daughter
Female

Ann

McNab

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McNab

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McNab

Daughter
Male

William

McNab

Grandson
Male

Peter

Sinclair

Nephew
Male

John

Ferguson

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McNab
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McNab

Head

Married

62

1819

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McNab

Wife

Married

50

1831

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McNab

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Christina

McNab

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

McNab

Daughter

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

McNab

Daughter

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McNab

Daughter

-

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

McNab

Grandson

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Peter

Sinclair

Nephew

Unmarried

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Ferguson

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

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