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Household of John McLean (born 1842, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 McLean and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLean, born in 1842 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McLean, born in 1847 in Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan C (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie C G (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mary (born 1844 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Mary (born 1864 in Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McLean's household

Male

John

McLean

Head
Female

Catherine

McLean

Wife
Male

John

McLean

Son
Female

Sarah

McLean

Daughter
Male

Donald

McLean

Son
Male

Duncan C

McLean

Son
Female

Jessie C G

McLean

Daughter
Female

Mary

McLachlan

Boarder
Female

Mary

Clark

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McLean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLean

Head

Married

39

1842

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McLean

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McLean

Son

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McLean

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McLean

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan C

McLean

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie C G

McLean

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McLachlan

Boarder

Widow

37

1844

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Clark

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland

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