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Household of James McFarlane (born 1832, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McFarlane, born in 1832 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Joanna Ann McFarlane, born in 1841 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Eliza P (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Janet A (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Agnes C (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Joanna A (born 1876 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Archibald A (born 1879 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and George D (born 1881 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Helen (born 1842 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Janet (born 1857 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James McFarlane's household

Male

James

McFarlane

Head
Female

Joanna Ann

McFarlane

Wife
Female

Eliza P

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Janet A

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Agnes C

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

James

McFarlane

Son
Female

Joanna A

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

Archibald A

McFarlane

Son
Male

George D

McFarlane

Son
Female

Helen

Keith

Visitor
Female

Jane

Wallace

Servant
Female

Janet

Rolland

Servant
Female

Mary

Cameron

Servant
Female

Mary

Archibald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McFarlane

Head

Married

49

1832

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Joanna Ann

McFarlane

Wife

Married

40

1841

Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza P

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet A

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Agnes C

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Joanna A

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Archibald A

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

George D

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Keith

Visitor

Unmarried

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Wallace

Servant

Widow

30

1851

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Rolland

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Archibald

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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