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Household of John McGurk (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McGurk and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGurk, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McGurk, born in 1844 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Christina Ross, born in 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John McGurk's household

Male

John

McGurk

Head
Female

Jane

McGurk

Wife
Female

Margaret

McGurk

Daughter
Female

Betsy

McGurk

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McGurk

Daughter
Female

Christina

Ross

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

McGurk

Daughter
Male

John

McGurk

Son
Female

Ann

McGurk

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McGurk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGurk

Head

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McGurk

Wife

Married

37

1844

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

McGurk

Daughter

-

12

1869

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

McGurk

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

McGurk

Daughter

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Ross

Step Daughter

-

6

1875

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McGurk

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McGurk

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

McGurk

Daughter

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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