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Household of John McCreath (born 1836, Wigtownshire)

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 McCreath and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCreath, born in 1836 in Bargrennan, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McCreath, born in 1838 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1857 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, David (born 1847 in Fordoun, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McCreath's household

Male

John

McCreath

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McCreath

Wife
Female

Jessie

McCreath

Daughter
Male

David

Annandale

Boarder
Female

Mary

Hewitson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McCreath
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bargrennan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCreath

Head

Married

45

1836

Bargrennan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCreath

Wife

Married

43

1838

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

McCreath

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

David

Annandale

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Fordoun, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Hewitson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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