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Household of John McCaig (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carluke, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCaig, born in 1833 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McCaig, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1878 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1842 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McCaig's household

Male

John

McCaig

Head
Female

Catherine

McCaig

Wife
Female

Margaret

McCaig

Daughter
Male

Arthur

McCaig

Son
Male

William

McCaig

Son
Male

John

Hislop

Boarder
Male

James

Milligan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McCaig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCaig

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Catherine

McCaig

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret

McCaig

Daughter

-

5

1876

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

McCaig

Son

-

3

1878

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McCaig

Son

-

1

1880

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Hislop

Boarder

Unmarried

39

1842

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Milligan

Boarder

Widower

55

1826

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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