Search billions of records on Ancestry.com
   

1871 Census of Altandhu, Parish of Lochbroom, District of Coigach

The following transcription is of my photocopy of the 1871 census for Altandhu. The photocopy is pretty clear in most places.

The columns on the 1871 census read;


No. of Schedule

Road, Street, &c. and No. or Name of House.

Name and Surname of each Person.

Relation to Head of Family.

Condition.

Age of
     Males.
     Females.

Rank, Profession, or Occupation.

Where Born.


The enumerator numbered the Altandhu households from 38 to 55, I have identified the households by using a prefix of "71" to denote the 1871 census data, and a suffix based on the enumerators numbering.

38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47
48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55

Altandhu 71-38 (on pg 7 and 8, Enumeration District #2)

John McLean            Head         Mar   60      Crofter
Flory  do              Wife         Mar      40
Bell   do              Daur         Unm      20   Dress Maker
                     -- page break --
Margaret McLean        Daur         Unm      17   General Servant
Christy McLean         Daur         Unm      16      do     do

All marked as born in Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-39 (on pg 8, Enumeration District #2)

William McLean         Head         Unm   50      Crofter
Mary McLean            Wife         Mar      44
Ann    do              Mother       W        80   Crofter's Widow
Bell   do              Serv         Unm      15   Domestic Serv

Mary marked as born at Sutherland Shire, the rest at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-40 (on pg 8, Enumeration District #2)

Duncan McLean          Head         Mar   60      Crofter
Mary     do            Wife         Mar      56
Bell     do            Daur         Unm      41   Domestic Serv
Kenneth  do            Son          Unm   24      Fisherman
Alexr    do            Son          Unm   20         do

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-41 (on pg 8, Enumeration District #2)

Murdo McLeod           Head         Mar   43      Crofter
Mary McLeod            Wife         Mar      40
Rory  do               Son                   13   Crofter's Son Hird
Ketty  do              Mother       W        78   Crofters Widow
John   do              Serv         Unm   40      Farm Serv

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-42 (on pg 8, Enumeration District #2)

Murdo McLeod           Head         Widr  50      Crofter
Mary McLeod            Daur         Unm      18   Dressmaker
Alexander do.          Son          Unm   18      Hird
John      do           Son                12      Scholar
Ketty     do           Daur                   7     do

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-43 (on pg 8 and 9, Enumeration District #2)

Alexander McLean       Head         Mar   52      Crofter
Flory      do          Wife         Mar      38
Ann        do          Daur         Unm      15   Domestic Serv
John       do          Son                13      Hird
                     -- page break --
Alexander McLean       Son                 9      Scholar
Murdo       do         Son                 4        do
Johanna     do         Daur                   1

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-44 (on pg 9, Enumeration District #2)

John McLean            Head         Mar   63      Crofter
Donald do              Son          Unm   22      Fisherman
Mary   do              Daur         Unm      20   Domestic Servant
John   do              Son          Unm   17      General Serv
Mary   do              Daur         Unm      40   Domestic Servant

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-45 (on pg 9, Enumeration District #2)

Kenneth McLean         Head         Mar   44      Crofter
Janet     do           Wife         Mar      38
Christy   do           Daugr        Unm      14   Nurse
Rory McLean            Son                12      Scholar
John   do              Son                 9         do
Angus  do              Son                 2

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-46 (on pg 9, Enumeration District #2)

Kenneth McLean         Head         Mar   52      Farmer
Christina  do          Wife         Mar      50
Duncan      do         Son          Unm   20      Farm Servant
Ann         do         Daur         Unm      18   General Serv
Isabella    do         Daur         Unm      16   General Serv
Donald      do         Son                14      Hird
George      do         Lodger       Unm   70      Tailor

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-47

(incomplete transcription --- start of family on previous page)
         -- page break --
Mary McLean            Wife         Mar      40
Annabella do           Daur                   3
Alexander do           Son                9m
Ann      do            Visitor      unm      15   General Serv

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-48

Donald McLean          Head         Mar   37      Labourer
Ann McLean             Wife         Mar      35
John    do             Son                 3

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-49

Mary McLean            Head         W        68   Pauper

Mary marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-50

Cathrine MacLean       Head         Unm      71   Pauper

Cathrine marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-51

Murdo McLean           Head         Mar   68      Farmer
Christina do           Wife         Mar      50
John     do            Son          Mar   28      Shoemaker
Margaret  do           Wife         Mar      29
Donald     do          Son          Unm   24      Labourer
Alexander   do         Son          Unm   20      Labourer
Ann        do          Daur         Unm      18   General Serv
Margret     do         Daur         Unm      14   Domestic Serv
Ann        do          Lodger       Unm      80   Pauper

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-52 (on pg 10, Enumeration District #2)

Kenneth Stewart        Head         Mar   76      Crofter of 3 1/2 Acres
Annie      do          Wife         Mar      64
Mary       do          Daur         Un       34   Dressmaker
Donald     do          Son          Unm   26      Merchant
Flory      do          Daur         Unm      30   Domestic Serv
Angus Campbell         Granson             9      Scholar

All marked as born at Ross Shire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-53 (on pg 11, Enumeration District #2)

Murdo McLean           Head         Mar   63      Crofter
Catherine do           Wife         Mar      57
John      do           Son          Unm   23      Labourer
Ann       do           Daur         Unm      21   Domestic Ser.
Donald    do           Son          Unm   19      Labourer
Christy   do           Daur         Unm      17   Domestic Serv.
Alexander  do          Son                15      Hird

All marked as born at RossShire.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-54 (on pg 11, Enumeration District #2)

Rory McKenzie          Head         Mar   40      Weaver
Catherine  do.         Wife         Mar      35
Ketty      do.         Daur                  10   Scholar
Ann McLean             Mother       W.       60   Pauper

All born in RossShire, except Ann listed as SutherlandShire, she is also listed as Deaf and Blind.

Notes on this household.


Altandhu 71-55 (on pg 11, Enumeration District #2)

Rachel McKenzie        Head         W.       70   Crofter of 2 Acres
Kenneth    do.         Son          Unm.  25      Fisherman
Flory      do.         Daur         Mar      35   Fisherman's Wife
        Stewart        Dau                    9
John       do.         Son                 1
Angus      do          Son                 3

       End of the Township of Altandow

All marked as born in RossShire. Some confusing crossing out and overprinting on manuscript!

Notes on this household.