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Household of John Macalaster (born 1820, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Macalaster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macalaster, born in 1820 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Macalaster, born in 1824 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1850 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Mary (born 1858 in England), John's -, William Fraser (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Macalaster's household

Male

John

Macalaster

Head
Female

Mary

Macalaster

Wife
Male

William

Macalaster

Son
Male

Thomas

Greenlees

Son
Male

James

Muir

Son
Female

Mary

McCalaster

Niece
Male

William Fraser

Kerr

-
Female

Janet

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macalaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macalaster

Head

Married

61

1820

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Macalaster

Wife

Married

57

1824

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Macalaster

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Greenlees

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Muir

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McCalaster

Niece

Unmarried

23

1858

England

William Fraser

Kerr

-

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

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