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Household of John McGurk (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGurk, born in 1835 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McGurk, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Daniel (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Mary Donely, born in 1818 in Ireland.


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John McGurk's household

Male

John

McGurk

Head
Female

Mary

McGurk

Wife
Male

James

McGurk

Son
Female

Jane

McGurk

Daughter
Male

William

McGurk

Son
Female

Isabella

McGurk

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGurk

Daughter
Male

John

McGurk

Son
Female

Margaret

McGurk

Daughter
Male

Daniel

McGurk

Son
Female

Mary

Donely

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name McGurk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGurk

Head

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Mary

McGurk

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McGurk

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McGurk

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McGurk

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McGurk

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McGurk

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McGurk

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGurk

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

McGurk

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Donely

Aunt

Widow

63

1818

Ireland

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