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Household of John McGillivray (born 1835, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Jura, Argyllshire, 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 McGillivray and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGillivray, born in 1835 in Nairnshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie McGillivray, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Farquhar (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Lachlan (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Neil John (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1847 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Donald (born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Duncan (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John McGillivray's household

Male

John

McGillivray

Head
Female

Jessie

McGillivray

Wife
Male

Farquhar

McGillivray

Son
Male

Lachlan

McGillivray

Son
Male

Donald

McGillivray

Son
Male

Neil John

McGillivray

Son
Female

Margaret

McGillivray

Daughter
Female

Christina

Galbraith

Sister-In-Law
Male

John

Campbell

Boarder
Male

Donald

Anderson

Boarder
Male

Duncan

McKenzie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McGillivray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGillivray

Head

Married

46

1835

Nairnshire, Scotland

Jessie

McGillivray

Wife

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Farquhar

McGillivray

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Lachlan

McGillivray

Son

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McGillivray

Son

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil John

McGillivray

Son

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGillivray

Daughter

-

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

Christina

Galbraith

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

Duncan

McKenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Invernessshire, Scotland

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