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Household of Donald McGilray (born 1834, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmeny, Argyllshire, 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.

Donald McGilray and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald McGilray, born in 1834 in Argyllshire, consisted of 12 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGilray, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Catherine (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1866 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Flora (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Aunt, Mary (born 1804 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Donald's Servant, Donald (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Donald McGilray's household

Male

Donald

McGilray

Head
Female

Margaret

McGilray

Wife
Female

Catherine

McGilvray

Daughter
Female

Ann

McGilvray

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McGilvray

Daughter
Female

Jane

McGilvray

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McGilvray

Son
Female

Janet

McGilvray

Daughter
Male

Peter

McGilvray

Son
Female

Flora

McGilvray

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGilvray

Aunt
Male

Donald

McLellan

Servant
First name(s) Donald
Last name McGilray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

McGilray

Head

Married

47

1834

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGilray

Wife

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGilvray

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

McGilvray

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGilvray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

McGilvray

Daughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

McGilvray

Son

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McGilvray

Daughter

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Peter

McGilvray

Son

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora

McGilvray

Daughter

-

1

1880

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McGilvray

Aunt

Unmarried

77

1804

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McLellan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

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