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Household of Benjamin McGillivray (born 1835, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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.

Benjamin McGillivray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin McGillivray, born in 1835 in Urquhart, Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary McGillivray, born in 1838 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elsie (born 1869 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and John Herriot (born 1879 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Benjamin McGillivray's household

Male

Benjamin

McGillivray

Head
Female

Mary

McGillivray

Wife
Female

Elsie

McGillivray

Daughter
Male

James

McGillivray

Son
Female

Ann

McGillivray

Daughter
Male

William

McGillivray

Son
Male

John Herriot

McGillivray

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name McGillivray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Urquhart, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

McGillivray

Head

Married

46

1835

Urquhart, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

McGillivray

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elsie

McGillivray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McGillivray

Son

-

9

1872

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

McGillivray

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McGillivray

Son

-

5

1876

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

John Herriot

McGillivray

Son

-

2

1879

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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