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Household of John McDevitt (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, 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 McDevitt and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDevitt, born in 1843 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen McDevitt, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 7 children; George (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Michael (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Richard (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Gallocher, born in 1860 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John McDevitt's household

Male

John

McDevitt

Head
Female

Ellen

McDevitt

Wife
Male

George

McDevitt

Son
Male

Charles

McDevitt

Son
Male

John

McDevitt

Son
Male

Peter

McDevitt

Son
Male

Michael

McDevitt

Son
Female

Mary

McDevitt

Daughter
Male

Richard

McDevitt

Son
Male

James

Gallocher

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDevitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDevitt

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Ellen

McDevitt

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

George

McDevitt

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

McDevitt

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McDevitt

Son

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

McDevitt

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Michael

McDevitt

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McDevitt

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Richard

McDevitt

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Gallocher

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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