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Household of James McLellan (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 McLellan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McLellan, born in 1841 in Govan, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McLellan, born in 1840 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1869 in Govan, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1815 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1825 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Flora (born 1839 in Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James McLellan's household

Male

James

McLellan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McLellan

Wife
Female

Janet

McLellan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McLellan

Son
Male

Alexander

Beattie

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

McMenemy

Boarder
Female

Flora

McMenemy

Boarder
Male

John

McMenemy

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

McMenemy

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McLellan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McLellan

Head

Married

40

1841

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLellan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

McLellan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Govan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLellan

Son

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Beattie

Brother-In-Law

Widower

66

1815

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

John

McMenemy

Boarder

Married

56

1825

Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora

McMenemy

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McMenemy

Boarder

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McMenemy

Boarder

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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