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Household of John McNab (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 McNab and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McNab, born in 1838 in Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McNab, born in 1846 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1865 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McNab's household

Male

John

McNab

Head
Female

Janet

McNab

Wife
Male

Robert

McNab

Son
Female

Janet

McNab

Daughter
Male

James

McNab

Son
Female

Margaret

McNab

Daughter
Male

John

McNab

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McNab

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McNab
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McNab

Head

Married

43

1838

Fife, Scotland

Janet

McNab

Wife

Married

35

1846

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McNab

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McNab

Daughter

-

13

1868

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McNab

Son

-

10

1871

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McNab

Daughter

-

8

1873

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McNab

Son

-

7

1874

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McNab

Daughter

-

2

1879

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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