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Household of Margaret Meechan (born 1818)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, 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.

Margaret Meechan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Meechan, born in 1818 in , consisted of 9 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Thomas (born 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1843 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret's Grandson, John (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret's Grandson, Patrick (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret's Grandson, Edward (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret's Visitor, Patrick (born 1861 in Ireland) and Margaret's Visitor, Paul (born 1841 in Ireland).


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Margaret Meechan's household

Female

Margaret

Meechan

Head
Male

Thomas

Meechan

Son
Female

Sarah

Blondon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Blondon

Granddaughter
Male

John

Blondon

Grandson
Male

Patrick

Blondon

Grandson
Male

Edward

Blondon

Grandson
Male

Patrick

McKenna

Visitor
Male

Paul

McKenna

Visitor
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Meechan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Meechan

Head

Widow

63

1818

Ireland

Thomas

Meechan

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Blondon

Daughter

Widow

38

1843

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Blondon

Granddaughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Blondon

Grandson

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

Blondon

Grandson

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edward

Blondon

Grandson

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

McKenna

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Paul

McKenna

Visitor

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

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