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Household of James McDavid (born 1836, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, 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 McDavid and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDavid, born in 1836 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDavid, born in 1837 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1859 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1861 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James McDavid's household

Male

James

McDavid

Head
Female

Margaret

McDavid

Wife
Male

William

McDavid

Son
Male

Hugh

McDavid

Son
Female

Mary

McDavid

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McDavid

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McDavid

Daughter
Male

James

McDavid

Son
Male

Robert

McDavid

Son
Female

Jane

McDavid

Daughter
Male

Charles

McDavid

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McDavid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDavid

Head

Married

45

1836

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDavid

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McDavid

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hugh

McDavid

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McDavid

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

McDavid

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

McDavid

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McDavid

Son

-

8

1873

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

McDavid

Son

-

6

1875

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

McDavid

Daughter

-

4

1877

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Charles

McDavid

Son

-

2

1879

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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