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Household of William McFarlane (born 1838, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McFarlane, born in 1838 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes McFarlane, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Janet Forsyth, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William McFarlane's household

Male

William

McFarlane

Head
Female

Agnes

McFarlane

Wife
Male

Robert

McFarlane

Son
Male

Archibald

McFarlane

Son
Male

William

McFarlane

Son
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McFarlane

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Daughter
Male

John

McFarlane

Son
Female

Janet

Forsyth

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McFarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McFarlane

Head

Married

43

1838

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

McFarlane

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McFarlane

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McFarlane

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McFarlane

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McFarlane

Son

-

2

1879

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Forsyth

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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