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Household of John McGruer (born 1844, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 McGruer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGruer, born in 1844 in Cullen, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McGruer, born in 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ellen J (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Alexander (born 1815 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Neil (born 1860 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1852 in England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Ireland).


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John McGruer's household

Male

John

McGruer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McGruer

Wife
Female

Ellen J

McGruer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McGruer

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McGruer

Father
Male

Neil

Campbell

Boarder
Male

John

Haughton

Boarder
Male

William

Boyd

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McGruer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGruer

Head

Married

37

1844

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGruer

Wife

Married

30

1851

Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen J

McGruer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGruer

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McGruer

Father

Widower

66

1815

Invernessshire, Scotland

Neil

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Haughton

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

England

William

Boyd

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

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