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Household of James McElhiney (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 McElhiney and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McElhiney, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A McElhiney, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Ireland), Rebecca (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ralph (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Adopted Son, William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1857 in Ireland).


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James McElhiney's household

Male

James

McElhiney

Head
Female

Mary A

McElhiney

Wife
Male

William

McElhiney

Son
Female

Rebecca

McElhiney

Daughter
Male

James

McElhiney

Son
Female

Margaret

McElhiney

Daughter
Male

Ralph

McElhiney

Son
Male

William

Hutcheson

Adopted Son
Male

Alexander

Irwin

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McElhiney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McElhiney

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary A

McElhiney

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

William

McElhiney

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

Rebecca

McElhiney

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McElhiney

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McElhiney

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ralph

McElhiney

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hutcheson

Adopted Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Irwin

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

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