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Household of James McColgan (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

James McColgan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McColgan, born in 1833 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella McColgan, born in 1850 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Charles McColgan, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James McColgan's household

Male

James

McColgan

Head
Female

Isabella

McColgan

Wife
Male

David

McColgan

Son
Male

James

McColgan

Son
Male

John

McColgan

Son
Male

Charles

McColgan

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McColgan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McColgan

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Isabella

McColgan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Perthshire, Scotland

David

McColgan

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McColgan

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McColgan

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

McColgan

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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