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Household of John McKean (born 1840, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, 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 McKean and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKean, born in 1840 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKean, born in 1844 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father-In-Law, Archibald Ferguson, born in 1816 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John McKean's household

Male

John

McKean

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McKean

Wife
Female

Jane

McKean

Daughter
Male

John

McKean

Son
Female

Mary

McKean

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McKean

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McKean

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Ferguson

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McKean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKean

Head

Married

41

1840

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKean

Wife

Married

37

1844

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

McKean

Daughter

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McKean

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McKean

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

McKean

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKean

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Ferguson

Father-In-Law

Widower

65

1816

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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