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Household of Archibald McVicar (born 1823, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 McVicar and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald McVicar, born in 1823 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, consisted of 14 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Margaret McVicar, born in 1838 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Barbara (born 1862 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1864 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1866 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1874 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald's Visitor, George (born 1862 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Archibald's Servant, John (born 1863 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Archibald's Servant, Helen (born 1861 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Archibald McVicar's household

Male

Archibald

McVicar

Head
Female

Margaret

McVicar

Wife
Female

Barbara

McVicar

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McVicar

Daughter
Male

Daniel

McVicar

Son
Female

Margaret

McVicar

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McVicar

Son
Female

Mary

McVicar

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McVicar

Son
Male

John

Wheelan

Boarder
Male

George

Anderson

Visitor
Male

John

Mackie

Servant
Female

Helen

Brown

Servant
Female

Annie

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Archibald
Last name McVicar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

McVicar

Head

Married

58

1823

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McVicar

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Barbara

McVicar

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

McVicar

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Daniel

McVicar

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

McVicar

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Archibald

McVicar

Son

-

7

1874

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

McVicar

Daughter

-

5

1876

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

McVicar

Son

-

2

1879

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Wheelan

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Mackie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Jones

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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