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Household of John McColl (born 1840, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McColl, born in 1840 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella McColl, born in 1849 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Lily (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Allan (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Robert Smith, born in 1861 in -.


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John McColl's household

Male

John

McColl

Head
Female

Isabella

McColl

Wife
Male

William

McColl

Son
Female

Lily

McColl

Daughter
Male

Angus

McColl

Son
Male

Allan

McColl

Son
Male

George

McColl

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McColl
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McColl

Head

Married

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

McColl

Wife

Married

32

1849

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

McColl

Son

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Lily

McColl

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Angus

McColl

Son

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Allan

McColl

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McColl

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

-

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