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Household of John McPhail (born 1826, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glassary, 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 1826 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McPhail, born in 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Cathe (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Dugald (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Donald Crawford, born in 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McPhail's household

Male

John

McPhail

Head
Female

Mary

McPhail

Wife
Female

Cathe

McPhail

Daughter
Male

Dugald

McPhail

Son
Male

Angus

McPhail

Son
Male

John

McPhail

Son
Female

Mary

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McPhail

Daughter
Male

Donald

Crawford

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
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

55

1826

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McPhail

Wife

Married

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

Cathe

McPhail

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dugald

McPhail

Son

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

Angus

McPhail

Son

-

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McPhail

Son

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McPhail

Daughter

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McPhail

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Crawford

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

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