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Household of John McPhail (born 1829, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ardchattan, Argyllshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPhail, born in 1829 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann McPhail, born in 1831 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Donald (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Maggie (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McPhail's household

Male

John

McPhail

Head
Female

Ann

McPhail

Wife
Male

John

McPhail

Son
Male

Alexander

McPhail

Son
Female

Maggie

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Jemima

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McPhail

Daughter
Male

Donald

McPhail

Grandson
Female

Maggie

McPhail

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPhail

Head

Married

52

1829

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

McPhail

Wife

Married

50

1831

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPhail

Son

-

13

1868

Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

McPhail

Daughter

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jemima

McPhail

Daughter

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McPhail

Daughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McPhail

Grandson

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

McPhail

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

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