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Household of Samuel McGhinnis (born 1817)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 McGhinnis and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel McGhinnis, born in 1817 in , consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Eliza McGhinnis, born in 1829 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Daniel (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Mary McEwan, born in 1827 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Samuel McGhinnis's household

Male

Samuel

McGhinnis

Head
Female

Eliza

McGhinnis

Wife
Female

Margaret

McGhinnis

Daughter
Male

Daniel

McGhinnis

Son
Female

Mary

McEwan

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name McGhinnis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

McGhinnis

Head

Married

64

1817

Ireland

Eliza

McGhinnis

Wife

Married

52

1829

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGhinnis

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Daniel

McGhinnis

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McEwan

Lodger

Widow

54

1827

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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