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Household of William McLachlan (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McLachlan, born in 1852 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella McLachlan, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; John Hay (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret Harvey (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Leslie Hoay, born in 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William McLachlan's household

Male

William

McLachlan

Head
Female

Isabella

McLachlan

Wife
Male

John Hay

McLachlan

Son
Female

Margaret Harvey

McLachlan

Daughter
Female

Margaret Leslie

Hoay

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McLachlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McLachlan

Head

Married

29

1852

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

McLachlan

Wife

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Hay

McLachlan

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Harvey

McLachlan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Leslie

Hoay

Sister-In-Law

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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