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Household of James McFarlane (born 1818, Ayrshire)

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 McFarlane and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McFarlane, born in 1818 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McFarlane, born in 1815 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1849 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Annie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, Andrew (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McFarlane's household

Male

James

McFarlane

Head
Female

Margaret

McFarlane

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kesson

Granddaughter
Male

Andrew

Kesson

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McFarlane

Head

Married

63

1818

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlane

Wife

Married

66

1815

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Kesson

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Kesson

Grandson

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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