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Household of John McColm (born 1847, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmaiden, 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 McColm and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McColm, born in 1847 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McColm, born in 1847 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1877 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Martha (born 1880 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Maggie (born 1864 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Peter O (born 1860 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1862 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McColm's household

Male

John

McColm

Head
Female

Janet

McColm

Wife
Female

Mary E

McColm

Daughter
Female

Martha

McColm

Daughter
Female

Jane

McGarvie

Servant
Female

Maggie

Irvine

Servant
Male

Peter O

Hair

Servant
Male

John

Graham

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McColm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McColm

Head

Married

34

1847

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McColm

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary E

McColm

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Martha

McColm

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

McGarvie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Irvine

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter O

Hair

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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