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Household of John McShane (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 McShane and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McShane, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen McShane, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann Ferguson, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John McShane's household

Male

John

McShane

Head
Female

Helen

McShane

Wife
Male

John

McShane

Son
Male

Alexander

McShane

Son
Female

Ann

McShane

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McShane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McShane

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McShane

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McShane

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McShane

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McShane

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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