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Household of John McGregor (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 McGregor and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGregor, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A McGregor, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Donald (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James J (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David L (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alex J (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen Mcb (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Christina Tait, born in 1821 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John McGregor's household

Male

John

McGregor

Head
Female

Mary A

McGregor

Wife
Male

Donald

McGregor

Son
Male

James J

McGregor

Son
Male

John

McGregor

Son
Male

David L

McGregor

Son
Male

Alex J

McGregor

Son
Female

Helen Mcb

McGregor

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

McGregor

Daughter
Female

Christina

Tait

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McGregor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGregor

Head

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

McGregor

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald

McGregor

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James J

McGregor

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McGregor

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David L

McGregor

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alex J

McGregor

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen Mcb

McGregor

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret J

McGregor

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Tait

Boarder

Widow

60

1821

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

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