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Household of John McColl (born 1821, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Western Ardnamurchan, Argyllshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McColl, born in 1821 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McColl, born in 1833 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1863 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McColl's household

Male

John

McColl

Head
Female

Mary

McColl

Wife
Female

Christina

McColl

Daughter
Female

Mary A

McColl

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McColl

Son
Male

Alexander

McColl

Son
Female

Catherine

McColl

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McColl

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gardiner

Granddaughter
Male

John

McCaffer

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name McColl
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McColl

Head

Married

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McColl

Wife

Married

48

1833

Argyllshire, Scotland

Christina

McColl

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary A

McColl

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

McColl

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McColl

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McColl

Daughter

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McColl

Daughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Gardiner

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McCaffer

Grandson

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

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