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Household of Hugh McVey (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peebles, Peeblesshire, 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.

Hugh McVey and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh McVey, born in 1838 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Barbara McVey, born in 1842 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1866 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1868 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Xavieria (born 1870 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1872 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Alison (born 1877 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1879 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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Hugh McVey's household

Male

Hugh

McVey

Head
Female

Barbara

McVey

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McVey

Daughter
Male

John

McVey

Son
Female

Catherine

McVey

Daughter
Female

Barbara

McVey

Daughter
Female

Xavieria

McVey

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McVey

Son
Female

Jane

McVey

Daughter
Female

Alison

McVey

Daughter
Female

Susan

McVey

Daughter
First name(s) Hugh
Last name McVey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

McVey

Head

Married

43

1838

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

McVey

Wife

Married

39

1842

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McVey

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

McVey

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Catherine

McVey

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Barbara

McVey

Daughter

-

13

1868

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Xavieria

McVey

Daughter

-

11

1870

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Hugh

McVey

Son

-

9

1872

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane

McVey

Daughter

-

7

1874

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Alison

McVey

Daughter

-

4

1877

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Susan

McVey

Daughter

-

2

1879

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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