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Household of John McNair (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McNair, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen McNair, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Matilda (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Margaret (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Father-In-Law, William (born 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Brother-In-Law, Henry (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McNair's household

Male

John

McNair

Head
Female

Helen

McNair

Wife
Female

Matilda

McNair

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McNair

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Steel

Cousin
Male

William

Watson

Father-In-Law
Male

Henry

Watson

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Watson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McNair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McNair

Head

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McNair

Wife

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matilda

McNair

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McNair

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Steel

Cousin

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Father-In-Law

Widower

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Watson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Sister-In-Law

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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