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Household of Margaret McPhail (born 1831, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Margaret McPhail and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret McPhail, born in 1831 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Alexander (born 1856 in Ireland) and David (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Boarder, David Jack, born in 1830 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Margaret McPhail's household

Female

Margaret

McPhail

Head
Male

Alexander

Strachan

Son
Male

David

Jack

Boarder
Male

David

Strachan

Son
First name(s) Margaret
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

McPhail

Head

Widow

50

1831

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

David

Jack

Boarder

Married

51

1830

Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Strachan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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