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Household of John McCarten (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 McCarten and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCarten, born in 1845 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann McCarten, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1874 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland) and Patrick (born 1881 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Peter (born 1855 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Ireland).


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John McCarten's household

Male

John

McCarten

Head
Female

Mary Ann

McCarten

Wife
Female

Catherine

McCarten

Daughter
Female

Helen

McCarten

Daughter
Male

Patrick

McCarten

Son
Male

Peter

McFarlane

Boarder
Male

John

Finney

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McCarten
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCarten

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary Ann

McCarten

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Catherine

McCarten

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

McCarten

Daughter

-

5

1876

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Patrick

McCarten

Son

-

0

1881

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

McFarlane

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

John

Finney

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

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