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Household of John McCaig (born 1846, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCaig, born in 1846 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McCaig, born in 1846 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John Merrey (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John McCaig's household

Male

John

McCaig

Head
Female

Margaret

McCaig

Wife
Male

John Merrey

McCaig

Son
Female

Annie

McCaig

Daughter
Male

James

McCaig

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McCaig

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McCaig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCaig

Head

Married

35

1846

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCaig

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John Merrey

McCaig

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McCaig

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

McCaig

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCaig

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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