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Household of David McWay (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

David McWay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McWay, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Agnes McWay, born in 1858 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Brother, William (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David McWay's household

Male

David

McWay

Head
Female

Agnes

McWay

Wife
Female

Annie

McWay

Daughter
Male

Francis

McWay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McWay

Daughter
Male

William

McWay

Brother
Male

James

Rae

Brother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Rae

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name McWay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McWay

Head

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McWay

Wife

-

23

1858

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

McWay

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

McWay

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McWay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McWay

Brother

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Rae

Brother-In-Law

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Rae

Brother-In-Law

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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