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Household of Alexander McMillan (born 1837, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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 McMillan and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McMillan, born in 1837 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Sproat Or Mcmillan, born in 1844 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1860 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1874 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1817 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Robert (born 1854 in Ireland).


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Alexander McMillan's household

Male

Alexander

McMillan

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Sproat Or Mcmillan

Wife
Female

Mary

McMillan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McMillan

Son
Male

Thomas

McMillan

Son
Male

James

McMillan

Son
Female

Elisabeth

McMillan

Daughter
Female

Janet

McMillan

Daughter
Male

Robert

McMillan

Son
Female

Jane

McMillan

Daughter
Female

Janet

McJanet Or Sproat

Mother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McMillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McMillan

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Sproat Or Mcmillan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

McMillan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

McMillan

Son

-

15

1866

Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Thomas

McMillan

Son

-

13

1868

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

McMillan

Son

-

10

1871

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

McMillan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McMillan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

McMillan

Son

-

3

1878

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

McMillan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McJanet Or Sproat

Mother-In-Law

-

64

1817

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

Brown

Lodger

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

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