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Household of Archibald McKelvie (born 1852, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cramond, Midlothian, 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.

Archibald McKelvie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald McKelvie, born in 1852 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McKelvie, born in 1843 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Archibald (born 1873 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret E A (born 1880 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald's Visitor, Margaret (born 1806 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald's Boarder, Edward John (born 1860 in England) and Archibald's Boarder, Henry (born 1858 in England).


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Archibald McKelvie's household

Male

Archibald

McKelvie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McKelvie

Wife
Male

Archibald

McKelvie

Son
Female

Margaret E A

McKelvie

Daughter
Female

Alice

Swann

Servant
Female

Margaret

McBride

Visitor
Male

Edward John

Bishop

Boarder
Male

Henry

Saunders

Boarder
First name(s) Archibald
Last name McKelvie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

McKelvie

Head

Married

29

1852

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKelvie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Archibald

McKelvie

Son

-

8

1873

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret E A

McKelvie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Swann

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McBride

Visitor

Unmarried

75

1806

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Edward John

Bishop

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

England

Henry

Saunders

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

England

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