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Household of Alexander McGurk (born 1844, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 McGurk and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McGurk, born in 1844 in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McGurk, born in 1839 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1881 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, Samuel (born 1867 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1870 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Step Son, Henry (born 1874 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McGurk's household

Male

Alexander

McGurk

Head
Female

Mary

McGurk

Wife
Male

Samuel

Paterson

Step Son
Female

Mary

Paterson

Step Daughter
Male

Henry

Paterson

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

McGurk

Daughter
Male

John

McGurk

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McGurk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McGurk

Head

Married

37

1844

Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McGurk

Wife

Married

42

1839

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Paterson

Step Son

-

14

1867

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Paterson

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Paterson

Step Son

-

7

1874

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGurk

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McGurk

Son

-

4

1877

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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