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Household of James McKenna (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 McKenna and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McKenna, born in 1847 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McKenna, born in 1851 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1869 in Quarter, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Quarter, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in -), Sarah (born 1878 in Quarter, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bernard (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Patrick Downs, born in 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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James McKenna's household

Male

James

McKenna

Head
Female

Mary

McKenna

Wife
Female

Mary

McKenna

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McKenna

Daughter
Male

James

McKenna

Son
Male

John

McKenna

Son
Female

Sarah

McKenna

Daughter
Male

Bernard

McKenna

Son
Male

Patrick

Downs

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McKenna
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McKenna

Head

Married

34

1847

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKenna

Wife

Married

30

1851

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKenna

Daughter

-

12

1869

Quarter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKenna

Daughter

-

10

1871

Quarter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McKenna

Son

-

8

1873

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McKenna

Son

-

6

1875

-

Sarah

McKenna

Daughter

-

3

1878

Quarter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bernard

McKenna

Son

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Downs

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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