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Household of John Machan (born 1818, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Machan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Machan, born in 1818 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Machan, born in 1818 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Caroline (born 1847 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Bessie (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Catharine (born 1858 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Machan's household

Male

John

Machan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Machan

Wife
Male

John

Machan

Son
Female

Caroline

Machan

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Bessie

Machan

Granddaughter
Female

Catharine

Doig

Servant
Female

Jane

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Machan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Machan

Head

Married

63

1818

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Machan

Wife

Married

63

1818

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Machan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Caroline

Machan

Daughter-In-Law

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bessie

Machan

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catharine

Doig

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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