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Household of William McLelland (born 1851, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, 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 McLelland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McLelland, born in 1851 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McLelland, born in 1849 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Marrian (born 1874 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1880 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Andrew Swinney, born in 1864 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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William McLelland's household

Male

William

McLelland

Head
Female

Mary

McLelland

Wife
Male

John

McLelland

Son
Female

Agnes

McLelland

Daughter
Female

Marrian

McLelland

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McLelland

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McLelland

Son
Male

Andrew

Swinney

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name McLelland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McLelland

Head

Married

30

1851

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McLelland

Wife

Married

32

1849

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McLelland

Son

-

11

1870

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

McLelland

Daughter

-

9

1872

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Marrian

McLelland

Daughter

-

7

1874

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLelland

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

McLelland

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Swinney

Lodger

Unmarried

17

1864

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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