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Household of John McPhail (born 1823, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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 McPhail and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPhail, born in 1823 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Amelia McPhail, born in 1819 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1853 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Donald (born 1856 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Malm (born 1859 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Mary (born 1864 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John McPhail's household

Male

John

McPhail

Head
Female

Amelia

McPhail

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

McPhail

Daughter
Male

Donald

McPhail

Son
Male

Malm

McPhail

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Lodger
Female

Mary

Mornson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPhail

Head

Married

58

1823

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Amelia

McPhail

Wife

Married

62

1819

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary Ann

McPhail

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Malm

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Simpson

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Mornson

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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