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Household of James McCandlish (born 1839, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, 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.

James McCandlish and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McCandlish, born in 1839 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McCandlish, born in 1841 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1869 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1871 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1873 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James McCandlish's household

Male

James

McCandlish

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McCandlish

Wife
Female

Agnes

McCandlish

Daughter
Female

Robina

McCandlish

Daughter
Female

Jemima

McCandlish

Daughter
Male

William

McCandlish

Son
Female

Isabella

McCandlish

Daughter
Male

James

McCandlish

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McCandlish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McCandlish

Head

Married

42

1839

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCandlish

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

McCandlish

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robina

McCandlish

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jemima

McCandlish

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McCandlish

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

McCandlish

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McCandlish

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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