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Household of John Malcolm (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 Malcolm and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Malcolm, born in 1844 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Malcolm, born in 1842 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1869 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rachel S (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William A (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes W (born 1879 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret C McAuly, born in 1859 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Malcolm's household

Male

John

Malcolm

Head
Female

Maggie

Malcolm

Wife
Male

David

Malcolm

Son
Female

Rachel S

Malcolm

Daughter
Male

William A

Malcolm

Son
Female

Agnes W

Malcolm

Daughter
Female

Margaret C

McAuly

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Malcolm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Malcolm

Head

Married

37

1844

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Malcolm

Wife

Married

39

1842

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

David

Malcolm

Son

-

12

1869

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel S

Malcolm

Daughter

-

8

1873

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William A

Malcolm

Son

-

5

1876

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes W

Malcolm

Daughter

-

2

1879

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret C

McAuly

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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