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Household of Joseph McLaughlan (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

Joseph McLaughlan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph McLaughlan, born in 1850 in , consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary McLaughlan, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1871 in West Barns, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in West Barns, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, James Rush, born in 1853 in Ireland.


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Joseph McLaughlan's household

Male

Joseph

McLaughlan

Head
Female

Mary

McLaughlan

Wife
Female

Ellen

McLaughlan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McLaughlan

Daughter
Male

James

McLaughlan

Son
Female

Margaret

McLaughlan

Daughter
Female

Mary

McLaughlan

Daughter
Male

James

Rush

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name McLaughlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

McLaughlan

Head

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Mary

McLaughlan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

McLaughlan

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

West Barns, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

McLaughlan

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

West Barns, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

McLaughlan

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McLaughlan

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McLaughlan

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Rush

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

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