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Household of John McFarlane (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McFarlane, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie McFarlane, born in 1843 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1861 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Helen C (born 1870 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William M (born 1872 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie W (born 1874 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Eliza U (born 1878 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Rosina (born 1880 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, William W (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1866 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McFarlane's household

Male

John

McFarlane

Head
Female

Maggie

McFarlane

Wife
Female

Annie

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Helen C

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

William M

McFarlane

Son
Female

Maggie W

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

John

McFarlane

Son
Female

Eliza U

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Rosina

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

William W

Murdoch

Nephew
Female

Jessie

Fisher

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McFarlane

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

McFarlane

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen C

McFarlane

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William M

McFarlane

Son

-

9

1872

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie W

McFarlane

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McFarlane

Son

-

5

1876

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Eliza U

McFarlane

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Rosina

McFarlane

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William W

Murdoch

Nephew

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Fisher

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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