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Household of John McColl (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McColl, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McColl, born in 1851 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Neil (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Kate Howieson, born in 1859 in Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John McColl's household

Male

John

McColl

Head
Female

Mary

McColl

Wife
Female

Mary

McColl

Daughter
Male

John

McColl

Son
Male

Neil

McColl

Son
Female

Jane

McColl

Daughter
Female

Kate

Howieson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McColl
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McColl

Head

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McColl

Wife

Married

30

1851

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McColl

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McColl

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Neil

McColl

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McColl

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Kate

Howieson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Hurlet, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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