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Household of James McLachlan (born 1845, Ayrshire)

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 McLachlan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McLachlan, born in 1845 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wright, born in 1845 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1869 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Minnie (born 1873 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, William McDonald, born in 1866 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James McLachlan's household

Male

James

McLachlan

Head
Female

Mary

Wright

Wife
Female

Agnes

McLachlan

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

McLachlan

Daughter
Female

Minnie

McLachlan

Daughter
Male

James

McLachlan

Son
Female

Margaret

McLachlan

Daughter
Male

Charles

McLachlan

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name McLachlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McLachlan

Head

Married

36

1845

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

McLachlan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charlotte

McLachlan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Minnie

McLachlan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

McLachlan

Son

-

6

1875

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLachlan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

McLachlan

Son

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Lodger

-

15

1866

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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