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Household of John McLagan (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 McLagan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLagan, born in 1842 in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McLagan, born in 1844 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret C (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet S (born 1877 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine M S (born 1879 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Amelia J (born 1881 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Helen Dow, born in 1865 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John McLagan's household

Male

John

McLagan

Head
Female

Janet

McLagan

Wife
Female

Margaret C

McLagan

Daughter
Male

William

McLagan

Son
Female

Janet S

McLagan

Daughter
Female

Catherine M S

McLagan

Daughter
Female

Amelia J

McLagan

Daughter
Female

Helen

Dow

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McLagan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLagan

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

McLagan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret C

McLagan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

William

McLagan

Son

-

6

1875

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet S

McLagan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine M S

McLagan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Amelia J

McLagan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Dow

Servant

-

16

1865

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

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