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Household of John Meechan (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campsie, Stirlingshire, 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 Meechan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Meechan, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Meechan, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1868 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Patrick (born 1881 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Meechan's household

Male

John

Meechan

Head
Female

Margaret

Meechan

Wife
Male

John

Meechan

Son
Female

Mary

Meechan

Daughter
Male

James

Meechan

Son
Male

Peter

Meechan

Son
Male

William

Meechan

Son
Male

Patrick

Meechan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Meechan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Meechan

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Margaret

Meechan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

John

Meechan

Son

-

11

1870

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Meechan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Meechan

Son

-

13

1868

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Meechan

Son

-

5

1876

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Meechan

Son

-

6

1875

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Patrick

Meechan

Son

-

0

1881

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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