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Household of James McFarlane (born 1847, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McFarlane, born in 1847 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine McFarlane, born in 1846 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1874 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Hamilton, born in 1861 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James McFarlane's household

Male

James

McFarlane

Head
Female

Catherine

McFarlane

Wife
Female

Janet

McArthur

Daughter
Male

James

McArthur

Son
Male

Duncan

McArthur

Son
Female

Catherine

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hamilton

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McFarlane

Head

Married

34

1847

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

McFarlane

Wife

Married

35

1846

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

McArthur

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McArthur

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McArthur

Son

-

7

1874

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

McArthur

Daughter

-

3

1878

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Daughter

-

0

1881

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

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