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Household of John McElfrish (born 1820, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 McElfrish and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McElfrish, born in 1820 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John (born 1843 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1845 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1848 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1855 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Findlay (born 1861 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John McElfrish's household

Male

John

McElfrish

Head
Male

John

McElfrish

Son
Female

Mary

McElfrish

Daughter
Male

Robert

McElfrish

Son
Male

Peter

McElfrish

Son
Male

Findlay

McElfrish

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McElfrish
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McElfrish

Head

Widower

61

1820

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

McElfrish

Son

Unmarried

38

1843

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

McElfrish

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

McElfrish

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Peter

McElfrish

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Findlay

McElfrish

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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