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Household of Alexander McWilliams (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 McWilliams and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McWilliams, born in 1853 in , consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane McWilliams, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 2 children; William C (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1861 in -) and Alexander's Boarder, Thomas (born 1852 in -).


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Alexander McWilliams's household

Male

Alexander

McWilliams

Head
Female

Mary Jane

McWilliams

Wife
Male

William C

McWilliams

Son
Female

Jane

McWilliams

Daughter
Male

James

Cathcart

Brother-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Murphy

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McWilliams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McWilliams

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Mary Jane

McWilliams

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

William C

McWilliams

Son

Son

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McWilliams

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cathcart

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

-

Thomas

Murphy

Boarder

Married

29

1852

-

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