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Household of William McKechnie (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 McKechnie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McKechnie, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella McKechnie, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1874 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Katherine McLean, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William McKechnie's household

Male

William

McKechnie

Head
Female

Isabella

McKechnie

Wife
Male

William

McKechnie

Son
Female

Mary

McKechnie

Daughter
Male

George

McKechnie

Son
Male

James

McKechnie

Son
Male

Robert

McKechnie

Son
Female

Katherine

McLean

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McKechnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McKechnie

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McKechnie

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McKechnie

Son

-

7

1874

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

McKechnie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

McKechnie

Son

-

3

1878

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

McKechnie

Son

-

2

1879

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

McKechnie

Son

-

0

1881

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Katherine

McLean

Sister-In-Law

-

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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