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Household of John McWilliam (born 1838, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, 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 McWilliam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McWilliam, born in 1838 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca McWilliam, born in 1837 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Andrew Thomas (born 1878 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Simpson, born in 1875 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John McWilliam's household

Male

John

McWilliam

Head
Female

Rebecca

McWilliam

Wife
Male

William

McWilliam

Son
Male

James

McWilliam

Son
Male

John

McWilliam

Son
Male

Robert

McWilliam

Son
Female

Mary

McWilliam

Daughter
Male

Andrew Thomas

McWilliam

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McWilliam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McWilliam

Head

Married

43

1838

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Rebecca

McWilliam

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

McWilliam

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

McWilliam

Son

-

11

1870

Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

McWilliam

Son

-

9

1872

Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

McWilliam

Son

-

7

1874

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McWilliam

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew Thomas

McWilliam

Son

-

3

1878

Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Boarder

-

6

1875

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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