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Household of Matthew McNeill (born 1837, 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.

Matthew McNeill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew McNeill, born in 1837 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McNeill, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew McNeill's household

Male

Matthew

McNeill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McNeill

Wife
Female

Agnes

McNeill

Daughter
Female

Janet

McNeill

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McNeill

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McNeill

Daughter
Female

Ellen

McNeill

Daughter
Male

James

McNeill

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name McNeill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

McNeill

Head

Married

44

1837

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McNeill

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

McNeill

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

McNeill

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McNeill

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McNeill

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

McNeill

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McNeill

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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