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Household of John McColl (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 McColl and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McColl, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann McColl, born in 1846 in -. They had 5 children; John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1841 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, George (born 1836 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John McColl's household

Male

John

McColl

Head
Female

Ann

McColl

Wife
Male

John

McColl

Son
Male

William

McColl

Son
Female

Margaret

McColl

Daughter
Male

Joseph

McColl

Son
Male

Arthur

McColl

Son
Male

Alexander

McFarlane

Boarder
Male

George

Green

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McColl
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McColl

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McColl

Wife

Married

35

1846

-

John

McColl

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McColl

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McColl

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

McColl

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

McColl

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McFarlane

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Green

Boarder

Unmarried

45

1836

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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