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Household of John Muir (born 1834, Wigtownshire)

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 Muir and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Muir, born in 1834 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Muir, born in 1842 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1861 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1877 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, John (born 1878 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, William (born 1880 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Father-In-Law, William (born 1799 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Jennie (born 1873 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Muir's household

Male

John

Muir

Head
Female

Margaret

Muir

Wife
Male

John

Muir

Son
Female

Margaret

Muir

Daughter
Male

John

Muir

Grandson
Male

William

Muir

Grandson
Male

William

Greer

Father-In-Law
Female

Jennie

McKibben

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Muir

Head

Married

47

1834

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Muir

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Muir

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Muir

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Muir

Grandson

-

3

1878

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Muir

Grandson

-

1

1880

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Greer

Father-In-Law

Widower

82

1799

Ireland

Jennie

McKibben

Boarder

-

8

1873

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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