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Household of John McLellan (born 1838, Wigtownshire)

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 McLellan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLellan, born in 1838 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McLellan, born in 1838 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, James Kennedy, born in 1862 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John McLellan's household

Male

John

McLellan

Head
Female

Janet

McLellan

Wife
Male

Alexander

McLellan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McLellan

Daughter
Male

James

Kennedy

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McLellan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLellan

Head

Married

43

1838

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McLellan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLellan

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLellan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Kennedy

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Ayrshire, Scotland

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