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Household of James McGarvie (born 1851, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, 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 McGarvie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGarvie, born in 1851 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Weir, born in 1849 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1873 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Joanna (born 1876 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Alexander (born 1865 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, James (born 1873 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James McGarvie's household

Male

James

McGarvie

Head
Female

Helen

Weir

Wife
Male

Robert

McGarvie

Son
Female

Jessie

McGarvie

Daughter
Female

Joanna

McGarvie

Daughter
Male

William

McGarvie

Son
Male

James

McGarvie

Son
Male

Alexander

Weir

Nephew
Male

James

Weir

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name McGarvie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGarvie

Head

Married

30

1851

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Weir

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

McGarvie

Son

-

8

1873

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

McGarvie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Joanna

McGarvie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McGarvie

Son

-

3

1878

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McGarvie

Son

-

2

1879

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Weir

Nephew

Unmarried

16

1865

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Weir

Nephew

-

8

1873

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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