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Household of Edward Macfarlane (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

Edward Macfarlane and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Macfarlane, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macfarlane, born in 1842 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Edward Fair (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane Duncan (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Martha Neilson (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Father, John (born 1803 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Edward's Mother, Helen (born 1801 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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Edward Macfarlane's household

Male

Edward

Macfarlane

Head
Female

Margaret

Macfarlane

Wife
Male

Edward Fair

Macfarlane

Son
Female

Helen

Macfarlane

Daughter
Female

Jane Duncan

Macfarlane

Daughter
Female

Martha Neilson

Macfarlane

Daughter
Male

John

Macfarlane

Father
Female

Helen

Macfarlane

Mother
First name(s) Edward
Last name Macfarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Macfarlane

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macfarlane

Wife

Married

39

1842

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward Fair

Macfarlane

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Macfarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Duncan

Macfarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Martha Neilson

Macfarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Macfarlane

Father

Married

78

1803

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Macfarlane

Mother

Married

80

1801

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

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