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Household of William McMellan (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McMellan, born in 1833 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lillias McMellan, born in 1839 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maitland (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William McMellan's household

Male

William

McMellan

Head
Female

Lillias

McMellan

Wife
Male

James

McMellan

Son
Female

Isabella

McMellan

Daughter
Female

Mary

McMellan

Daughter
Male

William

McMellan

Son
Male

John

McMellan

Son
Male

Maitland

McMellan

Son
First name(s) William
Last name McMellan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McMellan

Head

Married

48

1833

Midlothian, Scotland

Lillias

McMellan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McMellan

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

McMellan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McMellan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McMellan

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McMellan

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maitland

McMellan

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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