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Household of James McFarlane (born 1816, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McFarlane and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McFarlane, born in 1816 in Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane McFarlane, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Joseph (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza L (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Martha (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Charles (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Eliza (born 1851 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James McFarlane's household

Male

James

McFarlane

Head
Female

Mary Jane

McFarlane

Wife
Male

Robert

McFarlane

Son
Female

Agnes

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

Joseph

McFarlane

Son
Male

William

McFarlane

Son
Female

Eliza L

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Martha

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

Charles

McFarlane

Son
Female

Eliza

Brown

Boarder
Male

William

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McFarlane

Head

Married

65

1816

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McFarlane

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Robert

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joseph

McFarlane

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

McFarlane

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza L

McFarlane

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

McFarlane

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

McFarlane

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Brown

Boarder

-

30

1851

Ireland

William

Brown

Boarder

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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