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Household of James McWilliam (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, 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 McWilliam and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McWilliam, born in 1833 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McWilliam, born in 1828 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1863 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1872 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, George (born 1831 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1834 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James McWilliam's household

Male

James

McWilliam

Head
Female

Margaret

McWilliam

Wife
Male

John

McWilliam

Son
Female

Margaret

McWilliam

Daughter
Male

George

Strathdee

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

Strathdee

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name McWilliam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McWilliam

Head

Married

48

1833

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

McWilliam

Wife

Married

53

1828

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McWilliam

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

McWilliam

Daughter

-

9

1872

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Strathdee

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

50

1831

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Strathdee

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

47

1834

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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