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Household of John McFarlane (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 1847 in Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion B McFarlane, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gertrude E (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Maggie (born 1847 in Langloan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John McFarlane's household

Male

John

McFarlane

Head
Female

Marion B

McFarlane

Wife
Male

John

McFarlane

Son
Male

William

McFarlane

Son
Female

Gertrude E

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Marion

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

Robert

McFarlane

Son
Female

Eliza

Martin

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Mullen

Servant
Female

Maggie

Barr

Servant
Female

Jane

Willet

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McFarlane

Head

Married

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

Marion B

McFarlane

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McFarlane

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McFarlane

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gertrude E

McFarlane

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

McFarlane

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

McFarlane

Son

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Martin

Sister-In-Law

Widow

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Mullen

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Barr

Servant

Widow

34

1847

Langloan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Willet

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

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