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Household of James Macfarlane (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbarchan, 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.

James Macfarlane and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macfarlane, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Macfarlane, born in 1849 in Bunessan, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Marian (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, John Armstrong, born in 1831 in Ireland.


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James Macfarlane's household

Male

James

Macfarlane

Head
Female

Mary

Macfarlane

Wife
Female

Marian

Macfarlane

Daughter
Female

Janet

Macfarlane

Daughter
Male

John

Macfarlane

Son
Female

Mary

Macfarlane

Daughter
Female

Jane

Macfarlane

Daughter
Male

John

Armstrong

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Macfarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macfarlane

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Macfarlane

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bunessan, Argyllshire, Scotland

Marian

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Macfarlane

Son

-

5

1876

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Armstrong

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Ireland

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