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Household of John McKechnie (born 1825, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 McKechnie and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKechnie, born in 1825 in Bellanoch, Argyllshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah McKechnie, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1858 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, William (born 1852 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Sarah (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John McKechnie's household

Male

John

McKechnie

Head
Female

Sarah

McKechnie

Wife
Female

Catherine

McKechnie

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McKechnie

Son
Female

Margaret

McKechnie

Daughter
Female

Christina

McKechnie

Daughter
Male

James

McKechnie

Son
Male

William

Paterson

Son-In-Law
Female

Sarah

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Paterson

Granddaughter
Male

John

Paterson

Grandson
Female

Jane

Paterson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name McKechnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bellanoch, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKechnie

Head

Married

56

1825

Bellanoch, Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

McKechnie

Wife

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McKechnie

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

McKechnie

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKechnie

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

McKechnie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McKechnie

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Paterson

Son-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Paterson

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Paterson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Paterson

Grandson

Unmarried

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Paterson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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