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Household of William J McKenna (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 J McKenna and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J McKenna, born in 1842 in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Agnes McKenna, born in 1850 in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1878 in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Julia (born 1879 in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1854 in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William J's Niece, Margaret (born 1873 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William J's Servant, Susan (born 1858 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William J McKenna's household

Male

William J

McKenna

Head
Female

Agnes

McKenna

Wife
Male

Peter

McKenna

Son
Female

Julia

McKenna

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McKenna

Daughter
Female

Jane

McKay

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Briceland

Niece
Female

Susan

Clark

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name McKenna
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

McKenna

Head

Married

39

1842

Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McKenna

Wife

Married

31

1850

Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McKenna

Son

-

3

1878

Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Julia

McKenna

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKenna

Daughter

-

0

1881

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

McKay

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Briceland

Niece

-

8

1873

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Susan

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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