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Household of James McCartney (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, 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 McCartney and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McCartney, born in 1842 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McCartney, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1864 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Douglas (born 1868 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1877 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Stewart, born in 1858 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James McCartney's household

Male

James

McCartney

Head
Female

Margaret

McCartney

Wife
Female

Jane

McCartney

Daughter
Female

Douglas

McCartney

Daughter
Male

William

McCartney

Son
Female

Margaret

McCartney

Daughter
Female

Annie

McCartney

Daughter
Male

James

McCartney

Son
Male

John

Stewart

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McCartney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McCartney

Head

Married

39

1842

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCartney

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Jane

McCartney

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Douglas

McCartney

Daughter

-

13

1868

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

McCartney

Son

-

10

1871

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCartney

Daughter

-

7

1874

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

McCartney

Daughter

-

4

1877

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

McCartney

Son

-

2

1879

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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