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Household of Samuel Irving (born 1829, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, 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.

Samuel Irving and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Irving, born in 1829 in Inch, Wigtownshire, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Margaret Irving, born in 1836 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1857 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1863 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1865 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1874 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Sister-In-Law, Mary Heron, born in 1841 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Samuel Irving's household

Male

Samuel

Irving

Head
Female

Margaret

Irving

Wife
Male

James

Irving

Son
Male

John

Irving

Son
Male

Thomas

Irving

Son
Male

Hugh

Irving

Son
Female

Mary

Irving

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Irving

Daughter
Male

William

Irving

Son
Male

Robert

Irving

Son
Female

Mary

Heron

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Irving
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Irving

Head

Married

52

1829

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Irving

Wife

Married

45

1836

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Irving

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Irving

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

Irving

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hugh

Irving

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Irving

Daughter

-

14

1867

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Irving

Daughter

-

10

1871

Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Irving

Son

-

12

1869

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Irving

Son

-

7

1874

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Heron

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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