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Household of Donald McPhail (born 1827, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinlochspelvie, 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 McPhail and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald McPhail, born in 1827 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Margaret McPhail, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Neil (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Brother, Duncan (born 1837 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Donald's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Donald McPhail's household

Male

Donald

McPhail

Head
Female

Margaret

McPhail

Wife
Male

William

McPhail

Son
Male

Neil

McPhail

Son
Male

Angus

McPhail

Son
Female

Jessie

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Mary

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McPhail

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McPhail

Brother
Female

Sarah

McInnes

Servant
First name(s) Donald
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

McPhail

Head

Married

54

1827

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPhail

Wife

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

McPhail

Son

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

McPhail

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Angus

McPhail

Son

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McPhail

Daughter

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McPhail

Daughter

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPhail

Daughter

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

McPhail

Brother

Unmarried

44

1837

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

McInnes

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

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