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Household of John McGill (born 1836, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durness, Sutherland, 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 McGill and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGill, born in 1836 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGill, born in 1836 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1866 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Margaret Jane (born 1870 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Alexander (born 1815 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1849 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland).
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John McGill's household
John
McGill
Head
Margaret
McGill
Wife
Helen
McGill
Daughter
Margaret Jane
McGill
Daughter
Alexander
Ross
Lodger
Thomas
Mather
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | McGill |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | McGill | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McGill | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Helen | McGill | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret Jane | McGill | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Ross | Lodger | Widower | 66 | 1815 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Thomas | Mather | Lodger | Married | 32 | 1849 | Durness, Sutherland, Scotland |
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