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Household of James McKechnie (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 McKechnie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McKechnie, born in 1839 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah McKechnie, born in 1845 in -. They had 4 children; James (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth Ramsden, born in 1847 in -.


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James McKechnie's household

Male

James

McKechnie

Head
Female

Sarah

McKechnie

Wife
Male

James

McKechnie

Son
Male

John

McKechnie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McKechnie

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McKechnie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsden

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name McKechnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McKechnie

Head

Married

42

1839

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

McKechnie

Wife

Married

36

1845

-

James

McKechnie

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McKechnie

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKechnie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

McKechnie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ramsden

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

34

1847

-

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