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Household of John McFarlane (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 McFarlane and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McFarlane, born in 1833 in Crieff, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie McFarlane, born in 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christian (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father-In-Law, Thomas Dick, born in 1800 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John McFarlane's household

Male

John

McFarlane

Head
Female

Jessie

McFarlane

Wife
Male

William

McFarlane

Son
Female

Christian

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dick

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McFarlane

Head

Married

48

1833

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

McFarlane

Wife

Married

51

1830

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christian

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Dick

Father-In-Law

Widower

81

1800

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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