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Household of John McPhail (born 1806, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strontian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPhail, born in 1806 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Fanny (born 1835 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1840 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Betsy (born 1843 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Mary (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Hugh (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Anne (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Alexander (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McPhail's household

Male

John

McPhail

Head
Female

Fanny

McPhail

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McPhail

Son
Female

Betsy

McPhail

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Mary

Rankin

Niece
Female

Mary

McPhail

Granddaughter
Male

Hugh

McPhail

Grandson
Male

John

McPhail

Grandson
Female

Anne

McPhail

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

McPhail

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPhail

Head

Widower

75

1806

Argyllshire, Scotland

Fanny

McPhail

Daughter

Unmarried

46

1835

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

Betsy

McPhail

Daughter-In-Law

Married

38

1843

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankin

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McPhail

Granddaughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hugh

McPhail

Grandson

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McPhail

Grandson

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Anne

McPhail

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPhail

Grandson

-

1

1880

Argyllshire, Scotland

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