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Household of John McMilan (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirknewton & East Calder, Midlothian, 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 McMilan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McMilan, born in 1834 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion McMilan, born in 1842 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1877 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1842 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Helen (born 1870 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McMilan's household

Male

John

McMilan

Head
Female

Marion

McMilan

Wife
Male

John

McMilan

Son
Female

Marion

McMilan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McMilan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McMilan

Daughter
Male

Robert

McMilan

Son
Male

Patrick

McCanna

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

McCanna

Boarder
Female

Helen

McCanna

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McMilan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McMilan

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Marion

McMilan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

McMilan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

McMilan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McMilan

Daughter

-

9

1872

East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

McMilan

Daughter

-

6

1875

East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

McMilan

Son

-

4

1877

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Patrick

McCanna

Boarder

Widower

39

1842

Ireland

Elizabeth

McCanna

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

McCanna

Boarder

-

11

1870

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

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