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Household of John McGehey (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, 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 McGehey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGehey, born in 1845 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McGehey, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1870 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1872 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Theresa (born 1875 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, James (born 1849 in Ireland), John's -, John (born 1874 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's -, Agnes (born 1876 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McGehey's household

Male

John

McGehey

Head
Female

Mary

McGehey

Wife
Female

Mary

McGehey

Daughter
Male

John

McGehey

Son
Female

Theresa

McGehey

Daughter
Female

Jane

McGehey

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McGehey

Daughter
Male

James

McCafferty

Boarder
Male

John

McCafferty

-
Female

Agnes

McCafferty

-
First name(s) John
Last name McGehey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGehey

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary

McGehey

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

McGehey

Daughter

-

11

1870

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McGehey

Son

-

9

1872

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Theresa

McGehey

Daughter

-

6

1875

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

McGehey

Daughter

-

4

1877

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGehey

Daughter

-

1

1880

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McCafferty

Boarder

Widower

32

1849

Ireland

John

McCafferty

-

-

7

1874

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

McCafferty

-

-

5

1876

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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