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Household of James McWilliam (born 1832, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McWilliam, born in 1832 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McWilliam, born in 1839 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1864 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alice (born 1875 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1880 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Margaret J (born 1868 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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James McWilliam's household
James
McWilliam
Head
Elizabeth
McWilliam
Wife
James
McWilliam
Son
Alice
McWilliam
Daughter
Mary
McWilliam
Daughter
Archibald
McWilliam
Son
Elizabeth
Ross
Step Daughter
Margaret J
Ross
Step Daughter
Mary
Wales
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | McWilliam |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | McWilliam | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McWilliam | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | McWilliam | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alice | McWilliam | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McWilliam | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | McWilliam | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Ross | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret J | Ross | Step Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wales | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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