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Household of Peter McGill (born 1852, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Peter McGill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McGill, born in 1852 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane McGill, born in 1851 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Allan (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, John Walker, born in 1847 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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Peter McGill's household

Male

Peter

McGill

Head
Female

Jane

McGill

Wife
Male

Allan

McGill

Son
Female

Margaret

McGill

Daughter
Female

Christina

McGill

Daughter
Male

John

McGill

Son
Female

Georgina

McGill

Daughter
Male

John

Walker

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name McGill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McGill

Head

Married

29

1852

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

McGill

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Allan

McGill

Son

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McGill

Daughter

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

McGill

Daughter

-

4

1877

Midlothian, Scotland

John

McGill

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

McGill

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Walker

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Midlothian, Scotland

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