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Household of John McGaw (born 1838, 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 McGaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGaw, born in 1838 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McGaw, born in 1837 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert A (born 1870 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1872 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Susan (born 1862 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1862 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1865 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McGaw's household

Male

John

McGaw

Head
Female

Mary

McGaw

Wife
Male

Robert A

McGaw

Son
Female

Maggie

McGaw

Daughter
Male

John

McGaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McGaw

Daughter
Female

Susan

Jamieson

Servant
Male

James

McClure

Servant
Male

John

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McGaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McGaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert A

McGaw

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

McGaw

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McGaw

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGaw

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Susan

Jamieson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McClure

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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