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Household of Peter McNish (born 1816, Buteshire)

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.

Peter McNish and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McNish, born in 1816 in Kilmore, Buteshire, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Archibald (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's House Keeper, Mary Murdoch, born in 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter McNish's household

Male

Peter

McNish

Head
Male

Archibald

McNish

Son
Female

Janet

McNish

Daughter
Female

Mary

Murdoch

House Keeper
First name(s) Peter
Last name McNish
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Kilmore, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

McNish

Head

Widower

65

1816

Kilmore, Buteshire, Scotland

Archibald

McNish

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McNish

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

House Keeper

Unmarried

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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