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Household of John McGilvray (born 1844, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 McGilvray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGilvray, born in 1844 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annabell McGilvray, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annabell (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allan (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Neil (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Ann McDougall, born in 1814 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McGilvray's household

Male

John

McGilvray

Head
Female

Annabell

McGilvray

Wife
Female

Annabell

McGilvray

Daughter
Female

Ann

McGilvray

Daughter
Male

Allan

McGilvray

Son
Male

Neil

McGilvray

Son
Female

Ann

McDougall

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McGilvray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGilvray

Head

Married

37

1844

Argyllshire, Scotland

Annabell

McGilvray

Wife

-

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annabell

McGilvray

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McGilvray

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

McGilvray

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Neil

McGilvray

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McDougall

Mother-In-Law

-

67

1814

Argyllshire, Scotland

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