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Household of Alexander McGill (born 1841, Wigtownshire)

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.

Alexander McGill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McGill, born in 1841 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane McGill, born in 1838 in Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1869 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1796 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Jane (born 1831 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McGill's household

Male

Alexander

McGill

Head
Female

Jane

McGill

Wife
Male

Charles

McGill

Son
Female

Agness

McGill

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McGill

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McGarwa

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Adair

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McGill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McGill

Head

Married

40

1841

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

McGill

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

McGill

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

McGill

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McGill

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGarwa

Mother-In-Law

Widow

85

1796

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Adair

Visitor

Unmarried

50

1831

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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