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Household of John McKarnan (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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 McKarnan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKarnan, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKarnan, born in 1854 in England. They had 4 children; Frances (born 1870 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh (born 1872 in England), Margaret (born 1874 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, Edward McKarnan, born in 1877 in England.


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John McKarnan's household

Male

John

McKarnan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McKarnan

Wife
Female

Frances

McKarnan

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McKarnan

Son
Female

Margaret

McKarnan

Daughter
Male

Edward

McKarnan

Step Son
Female

Jane

McKarnan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McKarnan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKarnan

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKarnan

Wife

Married

27

1854

England

Frances

McKarnan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

McKarnan

Son

-

9

1872

England

Margaret

McKarnan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

McKarnan

Step Son

-

4

1877

England

Jane

McKarnan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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