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Household of Alexander McWilliams (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McWilliams, born in 1845 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McWilliams, born in 1840 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1866 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, Thomas Boyd, born in 1867 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McWilliams's household

Male

Alexander

McWilliams

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McWilliams

Wife
Female

Agnes

McWilliams

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McWilliams

Son
Male

James

McWilliams

Son
Male

John

McWilliams

Son
Male

William

McWilliams

Son
Male

Thomas

Boyd

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McWilliams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McWilliams

Head

Married

36

1845

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McWilliams

Wife

Married

41

1840

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McWilliams

Daughter

-

15

1866

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McWilliams

Son

-

13

1868

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McWilliams

Son

-

11

1870

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McWilliams

Son

-

4

1877

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McWilliams

Son

-

2

1879

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Boyd

Nephew

-

14

1867

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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