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Household of James McLean (born 1804, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McLean and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McLean, born in 1804 in Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Julia (born 1831 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1840 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1862 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1874 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James McLean's household

Male

James

McLean

Head
Female

Julia

McLean

Daughter
Female

Ann

McLean

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Granddaughter
Male

James

Compton

Grandson
Female

Isabella

Daley

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name McLean
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McLean

Head

Widower

77

1804

Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Julia

McLean

Daughter

Unmarried

50

1831

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

McLean

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Granddaughter

-

19

1862

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Compton

Grandson

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Daley

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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