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Household of John McSporran (born 1831, Argyllshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McSporran, born in 1831 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann McSporran, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Malcolm (born 1861 in Galloway, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helena (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Mary (born 1862 in Galloway, Scotland), John's Boarder, Robert (born 1862 in Galloway, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Isaac (born 1862 in Ireland).


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John McSporran's household

Male

John

McSporran

Head
Female

Mary Ann

McSporran

Wife
Male

Malcolm

McSporran

Son
Female

Mary

McSporran

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Mary

McSporran

Daughter
Female

Helena

McSporran

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hastie

Boarder
Male

Isaac

Piper

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McSporran
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McSporran

Head

Married

50

1831

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McSporran

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Malcolm

McSporran

Son

Married

20

1861

Galloway, Scotland

Mary

McSporran

Daughter-In-Law

Married

19

1862

Galloway, Scotland

Mary

McSporran

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helena

McSporran

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Hastie

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Galloway, Scotland

Isaac

Piper

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

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