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Household of James McGhoy (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 McGhoy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGhoy, born in 1840 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McGhoy, born in 1842 in England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1868 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1870 in -), Sarah (born 1877 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1879 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Charles A (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McGhoy's household

Male

James

McGhoy

Head
Female

Mary

McGhoy

Wife
Female

Hannah

McGhoy

Daughter
Female

Martha

McGhoy

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McGhoy

Daughter
Female

Duncan

McGhoy

Daughter
Male

Charles A

Agnew

Boarder
Male

John

McReadie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McGhoy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGhoy

Head

Married

41

1840

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McGhoy

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

Hannah

McGhoy

Daughter

-

13

1868

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

McGhoy

Daughter

-

11

1870

-

Sarah

McGhoy

Daughter

-

4

1877

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McGhoy

Daughter

-

2

1879

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles A

Agnew

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McReadie

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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