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Household of John McMeekan (born 1838, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, 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 McMeekan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McMeekan, born in 1838 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie McMeekan, born in 1854 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1876 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1879 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1858 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1848 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Apprentice, James (born 1860 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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John McMeekan's household
John
McMeekan
Head
Maggie
McMeekan
Wife
Janet
McMeekan
Daughter
Isabella
McMeekan
Daughter
Eliza
McMeekan
Daughter
James
McClymont
Brother-In-Law
Eliza
McClymont
Sister-In-Law
James
Murchie
Apprentice
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | McMeekan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | McMeekan | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McMeekan | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McMeekan | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | McMeekan | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | McMeekan | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | McClymont | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | McClymont | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Murchie | Apprentice | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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