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Household of William McMellan (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 McMellan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McMellan, born in 1829 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth McMellan, born in 1828 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Hugh (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McMellan's household

Male

William

McMellan

Head
Female

Elisabeth

McMellan

Wife
Male

Hugh

McMellan

Son
Male

Andrew

McMellan

Son
Male

William

McMellan

Son
Male

John

McMellan

Son
First name(s) William
Last name McMellan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McMellan

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Elisabeth

McMellan

Wife

Married

53

1828

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

McMellan

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

McMellan

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McMellan

Son

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McMellan

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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