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Household of John Maccreath (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, 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.

John Maccreath and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Maccreath, born in 1840 in Crosshill, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Maccreath, born in 1836 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1863 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Marion J (born 1879 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Bella (born 1860 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Maccreath's household

Male

John

Maccreath

Head
Female

Mary

Maccreath

Wife
Male

David

Maccreath

Son
Female

Agnes

Maccreath

Daughter
Female

Mary

Maccreath

Daughter
Male

John

Maccreath

Son
Female

Maggie

Maccreath

Daughter
Female

Marion J

Maccreath

Daughter
Female

Bella

Bailey

Servant
Female

Janet

Turner

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Maccreath
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Maccreath

Head

Married

41

1840

Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Maccreath

Wife

-

45

1836

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Maccreath

Son

-

18

1863

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Maccreath

Daughter

-

13

1868

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Maccreath

Daughter

-

11

1870

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Maccreath

Son

-

9

1872

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Maccreath

Daughter

-

6

1875

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Marion J

Maccreath

Daughter

-

2

1879

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Bella

Bailey

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Janet

Turner

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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