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Household of Ellen McKenna (born 1825, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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.

Ellen McKenna and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen McKenna, born in 1825 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Anna (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1870 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Ellen's Grandson, James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen's Boarder, Jane (born 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen's Boarder, Barbara (born 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Ellen McKenna's household

Female

Ellen

McKenna

Head
Female

Anna

McKenna

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

McKenna

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McKenna

Son
Female

Mary

Townsley

Granddaughter
Male

James

Ratston

Grandson
Female

Jane

Moffat

Boarder
Female

Barbara

McKellar

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name McKenna
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

McKenna

Head

Widow

56

1825

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Anna

McKenna

Daughter

Widow

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McKenna

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McKenna

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Townsley

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Ratston

Grandson

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Moffat

Boarder

Widow

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

McKellar

Boarder

Unmarried

60

1821

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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