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Household of William Mearns (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mearns, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Lina Mearns, born in 1837 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1865 in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary M (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret F (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John S (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Mearns's household

Male

William

Mearns

Head
Female

Ann Lina

Mearns

Wife
Male

William

Mearns

Son
Female

Mary M

Mearns

Daughter
Female

Margaret F

Mearns

Daughter
Male

John S

Mearns

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mearns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mearns

Head

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann Lina

Mearns

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Mearns

Son

-

16

1865

Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary M

Mearns

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret F

Mearns

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John S

Mearns

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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