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Household of George McLaern (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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.

George McLaern and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George McLaern, born in 1843 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Christ McLaern, born in 1844 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1865 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1876 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, David (born 1853 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), George's Boarder, Anne (born 1857 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and George's Boarder, William (born 1876 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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George McLaern's household

Male

George

McLaern

Head
Female

Christ

McLaern

Wife
Male

Archibald

McLaern

Son
Male

John

McLaern

Son
Female

Barbara

McLaern

Daughter
Male

David

Sinclair

Boarder
Female

Anne

Sinclair

Boarder
Male

William

Sinclair

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name McLaern
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

McLaern

Head

Married

38

1843

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Christ

McLaern

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Archibald

McLaern

Son

-

16

1865

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

John

McLaern

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

McLaern

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

David

Sinclair

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Anne

Sinclair

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Sinclair

Boarder

-

5

1876

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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