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Household of James McGill (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elie, Fife, 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 McGill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGill, born in 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Joana McGill, born in 1835 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1868 in Fife, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, George Birrell, born in 1831 in Fife, Scotland.


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James McGill's household

Male

James

McGill

Head
Female

Joana

McGill

Wife
Female

Janet

McGill

Daughter
Male

James

McGill

Son
Female

Jane

McGill

Daughter
Male

George

McGill

Son
Male

George

Birrell

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name McGill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGill

Head

Married

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joana

McGill

Wife

Married

46

1835

Fife, Scotland

Janet

McGill

Daughter

-

13

1868

Fife, Scotland

James

McGill

Son

-

11

1870

Fife, Scotland

Jane

McGill

Daughter

-

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

George

McGill

Son

-

3

1878

Fife, Scotland

George

Birrell

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

50

1831

Fife, Scotland

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