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Household of John McVicar (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 McVicar and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McVicar, born in 1833 in Arthurlie, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella McVicar, born in 1839 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1870 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1872 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father-In-Law, John Stewart, born in 1816 in Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John McVicar's household

Male

John

McVicar

Head
Female

Isabella

McVicar

Wife
Male

John

McVicar

Son
Male

Alexander

McVicar

Son
Male

Duncan

McVicar

Son
Male

Francis

McVicar

Son
Male

James

McVicar

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McVicar

Daughter
Female

Mary

McVicar

Daughter
Male

John

Stewart

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McVicar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Arthurlie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McVicar

Head

Married

48

1833

Arthurlie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

McVicar

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

John

McVicar

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McVicar

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McVicar

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

McVicar

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McVicar

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McVicar

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McVicar

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Father-In-Law

Widower

65

1816

Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland

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