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Household of Janet McElroy (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Janet McElroy and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet McElroy, born in 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Catherine (born 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane Carey (born 1851 in Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1855 in Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1857 in Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Aggie Shaw (born 1859 in Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1863 in Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet's Granddaughter, Elisabeth Catherine (born 1878 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet's Grandson, Thomas Clyde (born 1880 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet's Servant, Catherine (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Janet McElroy's household

Female

Janet

McElroy

Head
Female

Catherine

McElroy

Daughter
Female

Jane Carey

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Mary

McElroy

Daughter
Female

Annie

McElroy

Daughter
Female

Aggie Shaw

McElroy

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McElroy

Son
Female

Jessie

Hunter

Granddaughter
Female

Elisabeth Catherine

Hunter

Granddaughter
Male

Thomas Clyde

Hunter

Grandson
Female

Catherine

Carmichael

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name McElroy
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

McElroy

Head

Widow

57

1824

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McElroy

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Carey

Hunter

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

McElroy

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

McElroy

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Aggie Shaw

McElroy

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

McElroy

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Hunter

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elisabeth Catherine

Hunter

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas Clyde

Hunter

Grandson

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Carmichael

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

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