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Household of James McGhie (born 1813, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, 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 McGhie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGhie, born in 1813 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McGhie, born in 1840 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christopher (born 1874 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, William Oliver, born in 1863 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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James McGhie's household

Male

James

McGhie

Head
Female

Mary

McGhie

Wife
Male

William

Oliver

Step Son
Male

Christopher

McGhie

Son
Male

James

McGhie

Son
Male

John

McGhie

Son
Male

William

McGhie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McGhie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGhie

Head

Married

68

1813

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

McGhie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Oliver

Step Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christopher

McGhie

Son

-

7

1874

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

McGhie

Son

-

5

1876

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

McGhie

Son

-

4

1877

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

McGhie

Son

-

3

1878

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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