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Household of Malcolm McFarlan (born 1824, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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.

Malcolm McFarlan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Malcolm McFarlan, born in 1824 in Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. Malcolm was the head of the household, married to Catherine McFarlan, born in 1831 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1868 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Neil (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Malcolm's Servant, Thomas Gordon, born in 1858 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.


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Malcolm McFarlan's household

Male

Malcolm

McFarlan

Head
Female

Catherine

McFarlan

Wife
Female

Margaret

McFarlan

Daughter
Male

Andrew

McFarlan

Son
Male

John

McFarlan

Son
Male

Donald

McFarlan

Son
Male

Malcolm

McFarlan

Son
Male

Neil

McFarlan

Son
Male

Thomas

Gordon

Servant
First name(s) Malcolm
Last name McFarlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Malcolm

McFarlan

Head

Married

57

1824

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

McFarlan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlan

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Andrew

McFarlan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McFarlan

Son

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McFarlan

Son

-

13

1868

Argyllshire, Scotland

Malcolm

McFarlan

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

McFarlan

Son

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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