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Household of Sophia McGarvie (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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.

Sophia McGarvie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia McGarvie, born in 1837 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Sophia was the head of the household, They had 2 children; William (born 1867 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1841 in Newbigging, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sophia's Sister, Mary (born 1840 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sophia's Niece, Helen (born 1862 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sophia's Niece, Catherine (born 1872 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sophia's Nephew, John (born 1875 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sophia's Nephew, Bernard (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sophia's Brother, William (born 1819 in England).


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Sophia McGarvie's household

Female

Sophia

McGarvie

Head
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Mary

Adams

Daughter
Male

John

Cairns

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Cairns

Sister
Female

Helen

McCallum

Niece
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Niece
Male

John

Cairns

Nephew
Male

Bernard

Cairns

Nephew
Male

William

McGarvie

Brother
First name(s) Sophia
Last name McGarvie
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

McGarvie

Head

Unmarried

44

1837

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Adams

Son

-

14

1867

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Adams

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Brother-In-Law

Married

40

1841

Newbigging, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Sister

Married

41

1840

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McCallum

Niece

Unmarried

19

1862

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cairns

Niece

-

9

1872

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Nephew

-

6

1875

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bernard

Cairns

Nephew

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McGarvie

Brother

Widower

62

1819

England

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