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Household of Peter McWilliam (born 1809, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, 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 McWilliam and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McWilliam, born in 1809 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Andrew (born 1836 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1848 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Clema (born 1854 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Bella (born 1851 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Peter McWilliam's household
Peter
McWilliam
Head
Andrew
McWilliam
Son
Jane
McWilliam
Daughter
Clema
McNeil
Daughter
Bella
Murdoch
Servant
Martha
McMeaken
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | McWilliam |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 72 |
| Birth year | 1809 |
| Birth place | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | McWilliam | Head | Widower | 72 | 1809 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | McWilliam | Son | Unmarried | 45 | 1836 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McWilliam | Daughter | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Clema | McNeil | Daughter | Married | 27 | 1854 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Murdoch | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Martha | McMeaken | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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