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Household of Alexander McPhail (born 1813, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 McPhail and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McPhail, born in 1813 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Dougal (born 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Lachlan (born 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Hugh (born 1852 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Maggie (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Flora (born 1866 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Donald (born 1871 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alexander McPhail's household

Male

Alexander

McPhail

Head
Male

Dougal

McPhail

Son
Male

Lachlan

McPhail

Son
Male

Hugh

McPhail

Son
Female

Maggie

McPhail

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McPhail

Son
Female

Flora

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McPhail

Daughter
Male

Donald

McPhail

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McPhail

Head

Widower

68

1813

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dougal

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

Lachlan

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hugh

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Maggie

McPhail

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Flora

McPhail

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McPhail

Daughter

-

13

1868

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McPhail

Son

-

10

1871

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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