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Household of Anthony McVea (born 1837, Wigtownshire)

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.

Anthony McVea and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Anthony McVea, born in 1837 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Anthony was the head of the household, married to Eliza McVea, born in 1851 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jeannie (born 1875 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1877 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Anthony's Servant, Catherine McClayment, born in 1865 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Anthony McVea's household

Male

Anthony

McVea

Head
Female

Eliza

McVea

Wife
Female

Jeannie

McVea

Daughter
Female

Grace

McVea

Daughter
Male

James

McVea

Son
Female

Janet

McVea

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McClayment

Servant
First name(s) Anthony
Last name McVea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Anthony

McVea

Head

Married

44

1837

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Eliza

McVea

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jeannie

McVea

Daughter

-

6

1875

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Grace

McVea

Daughter

-

4

1877

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McVea

Son

-

1

1880

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McVea

Daughter

-

0

1881

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Catherine

McClayment

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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