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Household of James McWilliam (born 1825, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McWilliam, born in 1825 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina McWilliam, born in 1827 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie (born 1857 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1860 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Christina McWilliam, born in 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James McWilliam's household

Male

James

McWilliam

Head
Female

Christina

McWilliam

Wife
Female

Maggie

McWilliam

Daughter
Male

John

McWilliam

Son
Female

Christina

McWilliam

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name McWilliam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McWilliam

Head

Married

56

1825

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Christina

McWilliam

Wife

Married

54

1827

Invernessshire, Scotland

Maggie

McWilliam

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

McWilliam

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christina

McWilliam

Niece

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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