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Household of Margaret McPhail (born 1823, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret McPhail, born in 1823 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1854 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1859 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), David (born 1861 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1864 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Lodger, James Bennet, born in 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Margaret McPhail's household

Female

Margaret

McPhail

Head
Male

John

McPhail

Son
Male

Malcolm

McPhail

Son
Male

David

McPhail

Son
Male

Matthew

McPhail

Son
Male

James

Bennet

Lodger
First name(s) Margaret
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

McPhail

Head

Widow

58

1823

Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Malcolm

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Matthew

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Bennet

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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