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Household of John Killan (born 1838, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 Killan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Killan, born in 1838 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Killan, born in 1836 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John A (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, William (born 1857 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Hannah O R (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1866 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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John Killan's household

Male

John

Killan

Head
Female

Mary

Killan

Wife
Female

Jessie

Killan

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Killan

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Killan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Killan

Daughter
Male

John A

Killan

Son
Male

William

Galbraith

Step Son
Female

Hannah O R

Blair

Niece
Male

Thomas

Husband

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Killan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Killan

Head

Married

43

1838

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Killan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Killan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Killan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Killan

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Killan

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John A

Killan

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Galbraith

Step Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Hannah O R

Blair

Niece

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Husband

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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