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Household of John Farr (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

John Farr and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Farr, born in 1841 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Farr, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1865 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William J (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bridget (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sophia (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Meechan, born in 1863 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Farr's household

Male

John

Farr

Head
Female

Mary

Farr

Wife
Female

Jane

Farr

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Farr

Son
Female

Margaret

Farr

Daughter
Male

William J

Farr

Son
Female

Bridget

Farr

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Farr

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Farr

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Farr

Daughter
Male

William

Meechan

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Farr

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Farr

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Jane

Farr

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Farr

Son

-

14

1867

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Farr

Daughter

-

10

1871

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Farr

Son

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bridget

Farr

Daughter

-

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Farr

Daughter

-

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Farr

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sophia

Farr

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Meechan

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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