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Household of James Muir (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Muir, born in 1843 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Muir, born in 1845 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Riggend, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Maggie M (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Maggie (born 1857 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Muir's household

Male

James

Muir

Head
Female

Jessie

Muir

Wife
Male

James

Muir

Son
Male

John

Muir

Son
Male

Andrew

Muir

Son
Male

Thomas

Muir

Son
Female

Mary

Muir

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Muir

Daughter
Female

Maggie M

Cassils

Niece
Female

Maggie

Reid

Sister-In-Law
Female

Annie

Steel

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Muir

Head

Married

38

1843

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Muir

Wife

-

36

1845

Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Muir

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Muir

Son

-

8

1873

Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Muir

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Muir

Son

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Muir

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Muir

Daughter

-

0

1881

Riggend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie M

Cassils

Niece

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Reid

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Steel

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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