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Household of John McKechnie (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 McKechnie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKechnie, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McKechnie, born in 1846 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Rae, born in 1863 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John McKechnie's household

Male

John

McKechnie

Head
Female

Mary

McKechnie

Wife
Male

Archibald

McKechnie

Son
Female

Margaret

McKechnie

Daughter
Male

William

McKechnie

Son
Female

Margaret

Rae

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McKechnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKechnie

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKechnie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Archibald

McKechnie

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKechnie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McKechnie

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rae

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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