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Household of John McRuer (born 1831, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 McRuer and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRuer, born in 1831 in Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McRuer, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; John (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Chris (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McRuer's household

Male

John

McRuer

Head
Female

Mary

McRuer

Wife
Male

John

McRuer

Son
Male

George

McRuer

Son
Female

Jane

McRuer

Daughter
Female

Mary

McRuer

Daughter
Male

Alex

McRuer

Son
Female

Eliza

McRuer

Daughter
Female

Helen

McRuer

Daughter
Female

Chris

McRuer

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McRuer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McRuer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRuer

Head

Married

50

1831

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McRuer

Wife

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McRuer

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McRuer

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McRuer

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McRuer

Daughter

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

McRuer

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

McRuer

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McRuer

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Chris

McRuer

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McRuer

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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