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Household of William McLaughlan (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, 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 McLaughlan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McLaughlan, born in 1829 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza McLaughlan, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Fanny (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Patrick (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Fanny McGill, born in 1802 in Ireland.


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William McLaughlan's household

Male

William

McLaughlan

Head
Female

Eliza

McLaughlan

Wife
Male

William

McLaughlan

Son
Male

James

McLaughlan

Son
Female

Eliza

McLaughlan

Daughter
Female

Fanny

McLaughlan

Daughter
Male

Patrick

McLaughlan

Son
Female

Fanny

McGill

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McLaughlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McLaughlan

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Eliza

McLaughlan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

William

McLaughlan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McLaughlan

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

McLaughlan

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Fanny

McLaughlan

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

McLaughlan

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Fanny

McGill

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Ireland

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