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Household of Archibald McQuilkie (born 1851, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, 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 McQuilkie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald McQuilkie, born in 1851 in Rothesay, Buteshire, consisted of 9 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Sarah McQuilkie, born in 1849 in Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1872 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1874 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Boarder, Martin (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Archibald's Mother, Jane (born 1826 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald's Boarder, Ann (born 1851 in Ireland) and Archibald's Boarder, Bridget (born 1859 in Ireland).


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Archibald McQuilkie's household

Male

Archibald

McQuilkie

Head
Female

Sarah

McQuilkie

Wife
Male

Archibald

McQuilkie

Son
Female

Eliza

McQuilkie

Daughter
Female

Janet

McQuilkie

Daughter
Male

Martin

Preston

Boarder
Female

Jane

McQuilkie

Mother
Female

Ann

O'Donnell

Boarder
Female

Bridget

Davis

Boarder
First name(s) Archibald
Last name McQuilkie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

McQuilkie

Head

Married

30

1851

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Sarah

McQuilkie

Wife

Married

32

1849

Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McQuilkie

Son

-

9

1872

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

McQuilkie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

McQuilkie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Martin

Preston

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McQuilkie

Mother

Widow

55

1826

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

O'Donnell

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

Bridget

Davis

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

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