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Household of James McGeehan (born 1818, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 McGeehan and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGeehan, born in 1818 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGeehan, born in 1819 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, Graham (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Grandson, Donald (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1874 in Canada), James's Boarder, William (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Boarder, J C (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Brother, T C (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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James McGeehan's household
James
McGeehan
Head
Margaret
McGeehan
Wife
Margaret
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Daughter
Jessie
Henderson
Daughter
Graham
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Grandson
Donald
Henderson
Grandson
Margaret
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Granddaughter
Margaret
Henderson
Granddaughter
William
Pollard
Boarder
J C
Gentleman
Boarder
T C
Gentleman
Brother
Jane
Orr
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | McGeehan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | McGeehan | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McGeehan | Wife | Married | 62 | 1819 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | More | Daughter | Widow | 39 | 1842 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Henderson | Daughter | Widow | 37 | 1844 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Graham | More | Grandson | - | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Donald | Henderson | Grandson | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | More | Granddaughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Henderson | Granddaughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Canada | |
William | Pollard | Boarder | - | 29 | 1852 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
J C | Gentleman | Boarder | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
T C | Gentleman | Brother | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Orr | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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