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Household of John McLellan (born 1820, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Knapdale, Argyllshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLellan, born in 1820 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McLellan, born in 1823 in Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1803 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McLellan's household

Male

John

McLellan

Head
Female

Catherine

McLellan

Wife
Male

Richard

McLellan

Son
Female

Maggie

McLellan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Meikle

Mother-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Leitch

Daughter
Male

John

Leitch

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name McLellan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLellan

Head

Married

61

1820

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McLellan

Wife

Married

58

1823

Fife, Scotland

Richard

McLellan

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

McLellan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Meikle

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Leitch

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Leitch

Grandson

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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