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Household of James McFarlane (born 1845, Renfrewshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McFarlane, born in 1845 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McFarlane, born in 1844 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Silas (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas McKeown, born in 1839 in Ireland.


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James McFarlane's household

Male

James

McFarlane

Head
Female

Margaret

McFarlane

Wife
Female

Silas

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Ann

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Janet

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

James

McFarlane

Son
Male

Thomas

McKeown

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McFarlane

Head

Married

36

1845

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlane

Wife

Married

37

1844

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Silas

McFarlane

Daughter

-

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McFarlane

Daughter

-

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McFarlane

Daughter

-

5

1876

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McFarlane

Son

-

1

1880

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McKeown

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Ireland

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