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Household of Mainy McCann (born 1857, Midlothian)

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.

Mainy McCann and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mainy McCann, born in 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Mainy was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Mainy's Mother, Mary Ann (born 1823 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mainy's Brother, Alexander (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Mainy McCann's household

Female

Mainy

McCann

Head
Male

William

McCann

Son
Female

Alice

McCann

Daughter
Male

Peter

McCann

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Fisher

Mother
Male

Alexander

Fisher

Brother
First name(s) Mainy
Last name McCann
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mainy

McCann

Head

Widow

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McCann

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

McCann

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

McCann

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Fisher

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Fisher

Brother

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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