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Household of James McLean (born 1852, Midlothian)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McLean, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion McLean, born in 1852 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Sister, Agnes (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Lodger, Frederick (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James McLean's household

Male

James

McLean

Head
Female

Marion

McLean

Wife
Male

John

McLean

Son
Female

Helen

McLean

Daughter
Female

Mary

McLean

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McLean

Son
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Brother-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Sinclair

Sister
Male

Frederick

Dreghorn

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name McLean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McLean

Head

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

McLean

Wife

Married

29

1852

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

McLean

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

McLean

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McLean

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

McLean

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Sinclair

Sister

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frederick

Dreghorn

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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