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Household of John McGeachin (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 McGeachin and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGeachin, born in 1842 in Loans, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McGeachin, born in 1840 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Douglas G (born 1871 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Helen L Mcd (born 1874 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary Mce (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Mce (born 1877 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Joseph G (born 1880 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Hugh C (born 1881 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth McEeah, born in 1846 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John McGeachin's household

Male

John

McGeachin

Head
Female

Mary

McGeachin

Wife
Female

Margaret

McGeachin

Daughter
Male

Douglas G

McGeachin

Son
Male

John

McGeachin

Son
Female

Helen L Mcd

McGeachin

Daughter
Female

Mary Mce

McGeachin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Mce

McGeachin

Daughter
Male

Joseph G

McGeachin

Son
Male

Hugh C

McGeachin

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McEeah

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McGeachin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Loans, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

McGeachin

Head

Married

39

1842

Loans, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

McGeachin

Wife

Married

41

1840

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGeachin

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Douglas G

McGeachin

Son

-

10

1871

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

McGeachin

Son

-

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen L Mcd

McGeachin

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary Mce

McGeachin

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Mce

McGeachin

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Joseph G

McGeachin

Son

-

1

1880

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Hugh C

McGeachin

Son

-

0

1881

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McEeah

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

35

1846

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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