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Household of John McGill (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, 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 1834 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary Ann S (born 1861 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1866 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1873 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, William McGill, born in 1849 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John McGill's household

Male

John

McGill

Head
Female

Mary Ann S

McGill

Daughter
Male

Walter

McGill

Son
Male

John

McGill

Son
Female

Maggie

McGill

Daughter
Male

William

McGill

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name McGill
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGill

Head

Widower

47

1834

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann S

McGill

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Walter

McGill

Son

-

15

1866

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

McGill

Son

-

10

1871

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Maggie

McGill

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

William

McGill

Brother

Unmarried

32

1849

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

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