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Household of James McQuilton (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 McQuilton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McQuilton, born in 1847 in Beith, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jannet McQuilton, born in 1848 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1869 in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh M (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Aunt, Mary Ferguson, born in 1808 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James McQuilton's household

Male

James

McQuilton

Head
Female

Jannet

McQuilton

Wife
Male

James

McQuilton

Son
Male

William

McQuilton

Son
Male

Hugh M

McQuilton

Son
Female

Agnes

McQuilton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Aunt
First name(s) James
Last name McQuilton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McQuilton

Head

Married

34

1847

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jannet

McQuilton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

McQuilton

Son

-

12

1869

Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

McQuilton

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh M

McQuilton

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McQuilton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Aunt

Unmarried

73

1808

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

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