Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James McGill (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGill, born in 1842 in Fife, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane McGill, born in 1849 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1872 in England), Ann (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James McGill's household

Male

James

McGill

Head
Female

Jane

McGill

Wife
Male

James

McGill

Son
Female

Ann

McGill

Daughter
Male

William

McGill

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McGill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGill

Head

Married

39

1842

Fife, Scotland

Jane

McGill

Wife

Married

32

1849

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

McGill

Son

-

9

1872

England

Ann

McGill

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McGill

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James McGill in Canongate in 1881, and follow the McGill family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James McGill

We’ve found James McGill in 59 family trees. Find out more about James McGill's household and view the McGill family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census