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Household of James McFarlane (born 1858, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McFarlane, born in 1858 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine McFarlane, born in 1858 in Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1877 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Nephew, Thomas (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James McFarlane's household

Male

James

McFarlane

Head
Female

Catherine

McFarlane

Wife
Male

Walter

McFarlane

Son
Female

Agnes

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

George

McFarlane

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Sister-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Smith

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McFarlane

Head

Married

23

1858

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

McFarlane

Wife

Married

23

1858

Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Walter

McFarlane

Son

-

4

1877

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

McFarlane

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

McFarlane

Son

-

1

1880

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Nephew

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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