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Household of John McFarlane (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, 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 1836 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; John (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Margaret (born 1842 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McFarlane's household

Male

John

McFarlane

Head
Female

Margaret

Niven

-
Male

John

McFarlane

Son
Male

Robert

McFarlane

Son
Male

William

McFarlane

Son
Female

Jane

Niven

Daughter
Male

James

Roy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McFarlane

Head

Widower

45

1836

-

Margaret

Niven

-

Widow

39

1842

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McFarlane

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McFarlane

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Niven

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Roy

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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