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Household of Alexander McPhail (born 1847, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Western Ardnamurchan, Argyllshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McPhail, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McPhail, born in 1848 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Donald (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jane McLachlan, born in 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McPhail's household

Male

Alexander

McPhail

Head
Female

Mary

McPhail

Wife
Male

Alexander

McPhail

Son
Female

Jane

McPhail

Daughter
Male

Donald

McPhail

Son
Female

Jane

McLachlan

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McPhail

Head

Married

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McPhail

Wife

Married

33

1848

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPhail

Son

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

McPhail

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McPhail

Son

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

McLachlan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

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