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Household of John McCann (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 McCann and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCann, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah M McCann, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Margaret Jane (born 1873 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1875 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Neil (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1846 in Not Known) and John's Boarder, Daniel (born 1841 in Not Known).


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John McCann's household

Male

John

McCann

Head
Female

Sarah M

McCann

Wife
Female

Margaret Jane

McCann

Daughter
Male

Patrick

McCann

Son
Male

James

McCann

Son
Male

Neil

McCann

Son
Male

John

Shield

Boarder
Male

Daniel

Shield

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McCann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCann

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Sarah M

McCann

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret Jane

McCann

Daughter

-

8

1873

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

McCann

Son

-

6

1875

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McCann

Son

-

4

1877

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Neil

McCann

Son

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shield

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Not Known

Daniel

Shield

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Not Known

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