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Household of John McRay (born 1821, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbrandon & Kilchattan, 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 McRay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRay, born in 1821 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Julia McRay, born in 1825 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1850 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Niel (born 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Julia (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, Joseph Campbell, born in 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McRay's household

Male

John

McRay

Head
Female

Julia

McRay

Wife
Male

Edward

McRay

Son
Male

Niel

McRay

Son
Male

Peter

McRay

Son
Female

Julia

McRay

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McRay

Daughter
Female

Mary

McRay

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Campbell

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name McRay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRay

Head

Married

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

Julia

McRay

Wife

Married

56

1825

Argyllshire, Scotland

Edward

McRay

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Argyllshire, Scotland

Niel

McRay

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

Peter

McRay

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Argyllshire, Scotland

Julia

McRay

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

McRay

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McRay

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Joseph

Campbell

Grandson

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

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