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Household of Colin W McVicar (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

Colin W McVicar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin W McVicar, born in 1833 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Colin W was the head of the household, married to Catherine McVicar, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Gartmore, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1864 in Gartmore, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Colin W's Mother, Margaret McVicar, born in 1805 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Colin W McVicar's household

Male

Colin W

McVicar

Head
Female

Catherine

McVicar

Wife
Male

James

McVicar

Son
Female

Margaret

McVicar

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McVicar

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McVicar

Mother
First name(s) Colin W
Last name McVicar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin W

McVicar

Head

Married

48

1833

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

McVicar

Wife

Married

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McVicar

Son

Married

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McVicar

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Gartmore, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

McVicar

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Gartmore, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

McVicar

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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