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Household of John McFarlane (born 1842, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McFarlane, born in 1842 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah McFarlane, born in 1841 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1869 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1870 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1878 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Barbara Sproat, born in 1803 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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John McFarlane's household

Male

John

McFarlane

Head
Female

Sarah

McFarlane

Wife
Male

James

McFarlane

Son
Female

Barbara

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

John

McFarlane

Son
Male

Peter

McFarlane

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McFarlane

Son
Male

William

McFarlane

Son
Female

Barbara

Sproat

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McFarlane

Head

Married

39

1842

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

McFarlane

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

McFarlane

Son

-

12

1869

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Barbara

McFarlane

Daughter

-

11

1870

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

McFarlane

Son

-

10

1871

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Peter

McFarlane

Son

-

8

1873

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Daughter

-

5

1876

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Samuel

McFarlane

Son

-

3

1878

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

McFarlane

Son

-

0

1881

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Barbara

Sproat

Aunt

Unmarried

78

1803

Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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