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Household of John McVey (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 McVey and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McVey, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 17 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McVey, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Rose Ann (born 1876 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Patrick (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Robert (born 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, John (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, James (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1848 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Patrick (born 1845 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Donald (born 1843 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, John (born 1826 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Peter (born 1846 in Ireland), John's Lodger, James (born 1848 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Robert (born 1855 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, James (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McVey's household

Male

John

McVey

Head
Female

Catherine

McVey

Wife
Female

Rose Ann

McVey

Daughter
Male

Patrick

McVey

Son
Male

Robert

Fraser

Lodger
Male

John

Mullin

Lodger
Male

James

McChane

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Grindlay

Lodger
Male

Patrick

McDirmid

Lodger
Male

Donald

Cameron

Lodger
Male

John

McCormick

Lodger
Male

John

Kane

Lodger
Male

Peter

McGuire

Lodger
Male

James

Doculs

Lodger
Male

Robert

Mason

Lodger
Male

James

Francis

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Lang

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name McVey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McVey

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McVey

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rose Ann

McVey

Daughter

-

5

1876

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Patrick

McVey

Son

-

1

1880

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Fraser

Lodger

Unmarried

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Mullin

Lodger

Unmarried

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McChane

Lodger

Unmarried

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Grindlay

Lodger

Unmarried

33

1848

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Patrick

McDirmid

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Donald

Cameron

Lodger

Unmarried

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

John

McCormick

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Kane

Lodger

Widower

55

1826

Ireland

Peter

McGuire

Lodger

Unmarried

35

1846

Ireland

James

Doculs

Lodger

Unmarried

33

1848

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Mason

Lodger

Unmarried

26

1855

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Francis

Lodger

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Lang

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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