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Household of James McLair (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 McLair and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McLair, born in 1845 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie McLair, born in 1846 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1876 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Annie B Hogg, born in 1809 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James McLair's household

Male

James

McLair

Head
Female

Annie

McLair

Wife
Female

Annie

McLair

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McLair

Son
Female

Marion

McLair

Daughter
Female

Helen

McLair

Daughter
Male

James

McLair

Son
Female

Annie B

Hogg

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name McLair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McLair

Head

Married

36

1845

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McLair

Wife

Married

35

1846

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McLair

Daughter

-

10

1871

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLair

Son

-

7

1874

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

McLair

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McLair

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McLair

Son

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie B

Hogg

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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