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Household of Patrick McVeigh (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Patrick McVeigh and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Patrick McVeigh, born in 1842 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Patrick was the head of the household, married to Margaret McVeigh, born in 1844 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Patrick (born 1870 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Ambrose (born 1876 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Patrick's Mother-In-Law, Mary Lavan, born in 1825 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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Patrick McVeigh's household

Male

Patrick

McVeigh

Head
Female

Margaret

McVeigh

Wife
Male

Patrick

McVeigh

Son
Female

Margaret

McVeigh

Daughter
Male

Ambrose

McVeigh

Son
Female

Mary

Lavan

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Patrick
Last name McVeigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Patrick

McVeigh

Head

Married

39

1842

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

McVeigh

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Patrick

McVeigh

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

McVeigh

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ambrose

McVeigh

Son

-

5

1876

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Lavan

Mother-In-Law

Widow

56

1825

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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