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Household of William McFarlane (born 1835, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 McFarlane and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McFarlane, born in 1835 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McFarlane, born in 1838 in Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Lizzie R (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John J (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Russell, born in 1860 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William McFarlane's household

Male

William

McFarlane

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Wife
Female

Lizzie R

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

William

McFarlane

Son
Male

Hugh

McFarlane

Son
Male

John J

McFarlane

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Russell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McFarlane

Head

Married

46

1835

Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Wife

Married

43

1838

Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie R

McFarlane

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McFarlane

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McFarlane

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John J

McFarlane

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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