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Household of Colin McPhail (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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.

Colin McPhail and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin McPhail, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Sarah McPhail, born in 1851 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Colin (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Colin McPhail's household

Male

Colin

McPhail

Head
Female

Sarah

McPhail

Wife
Male

Colin

McPhail

Son
Female

Mary

McPhail

Daughter
Male

William

McPhail

Son
Male

Alexander

McPhail

Son
Female

Marion

McPhail

Daughter
First name(s) Colin
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin

McPhail

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McPhail

Wife

Married

30

1851

Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Colin

McPhail

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McPhail

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McPhail

Son

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPhail

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

McPhail

Daughter

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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