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Household of John McVea (born 1833, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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 McVea and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McVea, born in 1833 in Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann McVea, born in 1838 in -.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mary Ann (born 1801 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Betsey (born 1865 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McVea's household

Male

John

McVea

Head
Female

Mary Ann

McVea

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

McVea

Mother-In-Law
Female

Betsey

Hood

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McVea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

McVea

Head

Married

48

1833

Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McVea

Wife

-

43

1838

-

Mary Ann

McVea

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Betsey

Hood

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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