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Household of David McWhir (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfriesshire, 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 McWhir and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McWhir, born in 1850 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella McWhir, born in 1848 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1871 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Nephew, Robert Crobie, born in 1877 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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David McWhir's household

Male

David

McWhir

Head
Female

Isabella

McWhir

Wife
Female

Jessie

McWhir

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McWhir

Son
Female

Isabella

McWhir

Daughter
Male

Robert

McWhir

Son
Male

Robert

Crobie

Nephew
First name(s) David
Last name McWhir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McWhir

Head

Married

31

1850

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

McWhir

Wife

Married

33

1848

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McWhir

Daughter

-

10

1871

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McWhir

Son

-

8

1873

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McWhir

Daughter

-

5

1876

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McWhir

Son

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Crobie

Nephew

-

4

1877

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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