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Household of John McCaig (born 1806, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

John McCaig and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCaig, born in 1806 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane T McCaig, born in 1808 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1833 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1851 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, Alexander Simpson, born in 1861 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John McCaig's household

Male

John

McCaig

Head
Female

Jane T

McCaig

Wife
Male

John

McCaig

Son
Female

Mary

McCaig

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name McCaig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCaig

Head

Married

75

1806

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane T

McCaig

Wife

Married

73

1808

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McCaig

Son

Unmarried

48

1833

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McCaig

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Grandson

Unmarried

20

1861

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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