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Household of William Mearns (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Mearns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mearns, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Mearns, born in 1836 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas P (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander M (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Mearns's household

Male

William

Mearns

Head
Female

Christina

Mearns

Wife
Female

Maggie

Mearns

Daughter
Male

Thomas P

Mearns

Son
Male

Alexander M

Mearns

Son
Male

James

Mearns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mearns

Daughter-In-Law
Male

William

Mearns

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Mearns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mearns

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Mearns

Wife

Married

45

1836

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Maggie

Mearns

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas P

Mearns

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander M

Mearns

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Mearns

Son

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mearns

Daughter-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mearns

Grandson

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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