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Household of William McLachlan (born 1832, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 McLachlan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McLachlan, born in 1832 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen McLachlan, born in 1841 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, William (born 1865 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Step Son, John (born 1867 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William McLachlan's household

Male

William

McLachlan

Head
Female

Helen

McLachlan

Wife
Male

William

Girvan

Step Son
Male

John

Girvan

Step Son
Female

Margaret

McLachlan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McLachlan

Son
Female

Helen

McLachlan

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McLachlan

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McLachlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McLachlan

Head

Married

49

1832

Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

McLachlan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Girvan

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Girvan

Step Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLachlan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

McLachlan

Son

-

9

1872

Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

McLachlan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McLachlan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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