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Household of Thomas Machell (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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.

Thomas Machell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Machell, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Machell, born in 1845 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William R (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Leonard (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Amelia Fenwick, born in 1861 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Machell's household

Male

Thomas

Machell

Head
Female

Margaret

Machell

Wife
Male

Edward

Machell

Son
Male

William R

Machell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Machell

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Machell

Son
Female

Amelia

Fenwick

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Machell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Machell

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Machell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edward

Machell

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William R

Machell

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Machell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Leonard

Machell

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Amelia

Fenwick

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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