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Household of James Muir (born 1834, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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 Muir and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Muir, born in 1834 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Muir, born in 1829 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1856 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1859 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1869 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Mary Muir, born in 1881 in Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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James Muir's household

Male

James

Muir

Head
Female

Mary

Muir

Wife
Male

John

Muir

Son
Female

Maggie

Muir

Daughter
Female

Mary

Muir

Daughter
Female

Mary

Muir

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Muir

Head

Married

47

1834

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Muir

Wife

Married

52

1829

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Muir

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Muir

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Muir

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Muir

Granddaughter

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0

1881

Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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