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Household of James Megin (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 Megin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Megin, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Megin, born in 1847 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1870 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, David (born 1847 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, David (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Megin's household

Male

James

Megin

Head
Female

Jane

Megin

Wife
Male

David

Megin

Son
Male

John

Megin

Son
Male

James

Megin

Son
Female

Mary

Megin

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Megin

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Megin

Daughter
Male

David

Megin

Boarder
Male

David

McLachlan

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Megin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Megin

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Jane

Megin

Wife

Married

34

1847

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Megin

Son

-

11

1870

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Megin

Son

-

10

1871

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Megin

Son

-

7

1874

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Megin

Daughter

-

5

1876

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Megin

Son

-

3

1878

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Megin

Daughter

-

1

1880

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Megin

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Ireland

David

McLachlan

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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