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Household of William Cochran (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

William Cochran and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cochran, born in 1848 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Cochran, born in 1850 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1870 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Greenfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Alexander Mair, born in 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Cochran's household

Male

William

Cochran

Head
Female

Mary

Cochran

Wife
Male

William

Cochran

Son
Female

Jeanie

Cochran

Daughter
Male

John

Cochran

Son
Female

Eliza

Cochran

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mair

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cochran
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cochran

Head

Married

33

1848

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cochran

Wife

Married

31

1850

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cochran

Son

-

11

1870

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Cochran

Daughter

-

9

1872

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cochran

Son

-

7

1874

Greenfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cochran

Daughter

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Mair

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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