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Household of John McGillivray (born 1844, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cadder (East), Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGillivray, born in 1844 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McGillivray, born in 1851 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1871 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Daniel (born 1879 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Sarah (born 1828 in Ireland).


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John McGillivray's household

Male

John

McGillivray

Head
Female

Catherine

McGillivray

Wife
Male

John

McGillivray

Son
Male

James

McGillivray

Son
Male

Daniel

McGillivray

Son
Male

John

Allan

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Weir

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McGillivray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGillivray

Head

Married

37

1844

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGillivray

Wife

Married

30

1851

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McGillivray

Son

-

10

1871

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McGillivray

Son

-

7

1874

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Daniel

McGillivray

Son

-

2

1879

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Weir

Servant

Widow

53

1828

Ireland

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