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Household of Peter McMillan (born 1816, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

Peter McMillan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McMillan, born in 1816 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret McMillan, born in 1824 in Kirkoswald. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter McMillan's household

Male

Peter

McMillan

Head
Female

Margaret

McMillan

Wife
Female

Sarah

McMillan

Daughter
Female

Jane

McMillan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Crockett

Granddaughter
Female

Ellen

Crockett

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Crockett

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name McMillan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McMillan

Head

Married

65

1816

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

McMillan

Wife

Married

57

1824

Kirkoswald

Sarah

McMillan

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McMillan

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Crockett

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Crockett

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Crockett

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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