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Household of John McPhail (born 1836, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinlochspelvie, 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 1836 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McPhail, born in 1841 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Flora (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Lauchlan (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Mary S (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Margaret McPhail, born in 1823 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McPhail's household

Male

John

McPhail

Head
Female

Janet

McPhail

Wife
Female

Flora

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Ann

McPhail

Daughter
Male

John

McPhail

Son
Male

Duncan

McPhail

Son
Male

Lauchlan

McPhail

Son
Female

Mary S

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McPhail

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
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

45

1836

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McPhail

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ayrshire, Scotland

Flora

McPhail

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

McPhail

Daughter

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McPhail

Son

-

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

McPhail

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Lauchlan

McPhail

Son

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary S

McPhail

Daughter

-

1

1880

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPhail

Sister

-

58

1823

Argyllshire, Scotland

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