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Household of James C McVail (born 1831, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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.

James C McVail and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James C McVail, born in 1831 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James C was the head of the household, married to Agnes McVail, born in 1834 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David M (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James C's Adopted Daughter, Agnes S Somerville, born in 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James C McVail's household

Male

James C

McVail

Head
Female

Agnes

McVail

Wife
Male

James

McVail

Son
Male

John

McVail

Son
Female

Jane

McVail

Daughter
Male

David M

McVail

Son
Female

Janet

McVail

Daughter
Female

Agnes S

Somerville

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) James C
Last name McVail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James C

McVail

Head

Married

50

1831

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

McVail

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McVail

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McVail

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McVail

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David M

McVail

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McVail

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes S

Somerville

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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