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Household of James McFail (born 1831)

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 McFail and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McFail, born in 1831 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann McFail, born in 1829 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Ennis (born 1859 in Ireland) and Annie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1818 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1851 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Ireland).


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James McFail's household

Male

James

McFail

Head
Female

Ann

McFail

Wife
Male

Ennis

McFail

Son
Female

Annie

McFail

Daughter
Male

John

McColl

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Connor

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Docherty

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McFail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McFail

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Ann

McFail

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Ennis

McFail

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Annie

McFail

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McColl

Boarder

Married

63

1818

Ireland

Patrick

Connor

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Elizabeth

Docherty

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

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