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Household of James McWhirter (born 1842, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gourock, Renfrewshire, 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 McWhirter and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McWhirter, born in 1842 in Largs, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McWhirter, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in United States), Ellen (born 1876 in United States), Margaret (born 1878 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Mary A Burns, born in 1868 in Ireland.
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James McWhirter's household
James
McWhirter
Head
Margaret
McWhirter
Wife
Elizabeth
McWhirter
Daughter
Ellen
McWhirter
Daughter
Margaret
McWhirter
Daughter
James
McWhirter
Son
Mary A
Burns
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | McWhirter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | McWhirter | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McWhirter | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | McWhirter | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | United States | |
Ellen | McWhirter | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | United States | |
Margaret | McWhirter | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | McWhirter | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Burns | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Ireland |
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