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Household of David McWhirter (born 1820, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, 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 McWhirter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McWhirter, born in 1820 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane McWhirter, born in 1829 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1857 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1873 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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David McWhirter's household

Male

David

McWhirter

Head
Female

Jane

McWhirter

Wife
Male

John

McWhirter

Son
Male

James

McWhirter

Son
Male

William

McWhirter

Son
Male

Thomas

McWhirter

Son
First name(s) David
Last name McWhirter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McWhirter

Head

Married

61

1820

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

McWhirter

Wife

Married

52

1829

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McWhirter

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

McWhirter

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McWhirter

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Thomas

McWhirter

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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