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Household of John McTavish (born 1845, Argyllshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McTavish, born in 1845 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Robertson, born in 1847 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Jeanie (born 1859 in England) and John's Boarder, Theresa (born 1863 in Ireland).


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John McTavish's household

Male

John

McTavish

Head
Female

Janet

Robertson

Wife
Male

Archibald

McTavish

Son
Male

Robert

McTavish

Son
Female

Isabella

McTavish

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McTavish

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Clarkson

Boarder
Female

Theresa

Keenan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McTavish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McTavish

Head

Married

36

1845

Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Archibald

McTavish

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McTavish

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McTavish

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McTavish

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Clarkson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

England

Theresa

Keenan

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

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