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Household of Sherriff McDougall (born 1838, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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.

Sherriff McDougall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sherriff McDougall, born in 1838 in Sisland, Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. Sherriff was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDougall, born in 1841 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1863 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Sherriff's Mother, Mary J McDougall, born in 1809 in Ireland.


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Sherriff McDougall's household

Male

Sherriff

McDougall

Head
Female

Margaret

McDougall

Wife
Male

James

McDougall

Son
Male

William

McDougall

Son
Male

John

McDougall

Son
Female

Mary J

McDougall

Mother
First name(s) Sherriff
Last name McDougall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sisland, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sherriff

McDougall

Head

Married

43

1838

Sisland, Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDougall

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

McDougall

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDougall

Son

-

13

1868

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDougall

Son

-

11

1870

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary J

McDougall

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Ireland

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