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Household of William McFarlane (born 1844, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McFarlane, born in 1844 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McFarlane, born in 1842 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1866 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Matthew White, born in 1860 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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William McFarlane's household

Male

William

McFarlane

Head
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Wife
Female

Agnes

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

William

McFarlane

Son
Male

Robert

McFarlane

Son
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McFarlane

Son
Male

Matthew

White

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McFarlane

Head

Married

37

1844

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Wife

Married

39

1842

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McFarlane

Daughter

-

15

1866

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McFarlane

Son

-

13

1868

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McFarlane

Son

-

9

1872

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McFarlane

Son

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

White

Boarder

-

21

1860

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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