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Household of Joseph McCaig (born 1839, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ladhope, Selkirkshire, 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.

Joseph McCaig and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph McCaig, born in 1839 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alison McCaig, born in 1845 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1872 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Jeanie T (born 1874 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Isabella D (born 1876 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Alison W (born 1880 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Joseph McCaig's household

Male

Joseph

McCaig

Head
Female

Alison

McCaig

Wife
Male

James

McCaig

Son
Male

Henry

McCaig

Son
Female

Jeanie T

McCaig

Daughter
Female

Isabella D

McCaig

Daughter
Female

Alison W

McCaig

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scott

Servant
Female

Jane

Main

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name McCaig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

McCaig

Head

Married

42

1839

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alison

McCaig

Wife

Married

36

1845

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

McCaig

Son

-

12

1869

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Henry

McCaig

Son

-

9

1872

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jeanie T

McCaig

Daughter

-

7

1874

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella D

McCaig

Daughter

-

5

1876

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alison W

McCaig

Daughter

-

1

1880

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Main

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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