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Household of Sam McWilliams (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Sam McWilliams and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam McWilliams, born in 1837 in , consisted of 5 members. Sam was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McWilliams, born in 1834 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Sam's Step Son, William (born 1860 in Ireland), Sam's Step Son, John (born 1864 in Ireland) and Sam's Visitor, John (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Sam McWilliams's household

Male

Sam

McWilliams

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McWilliams

Wife
Male

William

Spence

Step Son
Male

John

Spence

Step Son
Male

John

McKay

Visitor
First name(s) Sam
Last name McWilliams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sam

McWilliams

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Elizabeth

McWilliams

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

William

Spence

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

John

Spence

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

John

McKay

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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