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Household of Peter McWilliam (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 McWilliam and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McWilliam, born in 1842 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary McWilliam, born in 1847 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1862 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in England), David (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter McWilliam's household

Male

Peter

McWilliam

Head
Female

Mary

McWilliam

Wife
Male

Charles

McWilliam

Son
Male

Peter

McWilliam

Son
Male

James

McWilliam

Son
Male

David

McWilliam

Son
Female

Margaret

McWilliam

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name McWilliam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McWilliam

Head

Married

39

1842

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

McWilliam

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charles

McWilliam

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

McWilliam

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

McWilliam

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

England

David

McWilliam

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McWilliam

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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