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Household of John McKellar (born 1838, Dunbartonshire)

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 McKellar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKellar, born in 1838 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McKellar, born in 1839 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Kate (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Peter Ballantyne, born in 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John McKellar's household

Male

John

McKellar

Head
Female

Mary

McKellar

Wife
Female

Kate

McKellar

Daughter
Female

Mary

McKellar

Daughter
Male

John

McKellar

Son
Male

Peter

Ballantyne

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McKellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKellar

Head

Married

43

1838

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

McKellar

Wife

Married

42

1839

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Kate

McKellar

Daughter

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McKellar

Daughter

-

9

1872

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McKellar

Son

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Ballantyne

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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