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Household of Peter McPhail (born 1849, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 McPhail and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McPhail, born in 1849 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ann McPhail, born in 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jemima (born 1866 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1871 in Jamestown, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Helen (born 1863 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter McPhail's household

Male

Peter

McPhail

Head
Female

Ann

McPhail

Wife
Female

Jemima

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Ann

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wilson

Boarder
Male

William

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McPhail

Head

Married

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

McPhail

Wife

Married

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jemima

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ann

Rankin

Daughter

-

10

1871

Jamestown, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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