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Household of Colin McLachlan (born 1799, Dunbartonshire)

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.

Colin McLachlan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin McLachlan, born in 1799 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Helen McLachlan, born in 1818 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1853 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1855 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1856 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Colin's Servant, John (born 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Colin's Servant, Emily (born - in Ireland) and Colin's Servant, James (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Colin McLachlan's household

Male

Colin

McLachlan

Head
Female

Helen

McLachlan

Wife
Male

John

McLachlan

Son
Male

Peter

McLachlan

Son
Female

Agnes

McLachlan

Daughter
Male

James

McLachlan

Son
Male

John

White

Servant
Female

Emily

Smith

Servant
Male

James

Watterston

Servant
First name(s) Colin
Last name McLachlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin

McLachlan

Head

Married

82

1799

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen

McLachlan

Wife

Married

63

1818

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McLachlan

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

McLachlan

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

McLachlan

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McLachlan

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

White

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Emily

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

-

-

Ireland

James

Watterston

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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