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Household of John McColm (born 1840, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 McColm and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McColm, born in 1840 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie McColm, born in 1842 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McColm's household

Male

John

McColm

Head
Female

Annie

McColm

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McColm

Daughter
Male

John

McColm

Son
Female

Janet

McColm

Daughter
Male

James

McColm

Son
Female

Annie

McColm

Daughter
Female

Jemima

McColm

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McColm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McColm

Head

Married

41

1840

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie

McColm

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McColm

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McColm

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McColm

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McColm

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McColm

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

McColm

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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