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Household of John McGilvray (born 1821, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGilvray, born in 1821 in Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McGilvray, born in 1833 in Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Norman (born 1852 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander (born 1854 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1870 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1874 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Donald Ross, born in 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John McGilvray's household

Male

John

McGilvray

Head
Female

Jane

McGilvray

Wife
Male

Norman

McGilvray

Son
Male

Alexander

McGilvray

Son
Female

Catherine

McGilvray

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGilvray

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McGilvray

Daughter
Female

Helen

McGilvray

Daughter
Male

Donald

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McGilvray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGilvray

Head

Married

60

1821

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane

McGilvray

Wife

Married

48

1833

Nairnshire, Scotland

Norman

McGilvray

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McGilvray

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McGilvray

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McGilvray

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Invernessshire, Scotland

Sarah

McGilvray

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Invernessshire, Scotland

Helen

McGilvray

Daughter

-

7

1874

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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