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Household of Thomas McGaffin (born 1819, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, 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.
Thomas McGaffin and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McGaffin, born in 1819 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane McGaffin, born in 1828 in Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1855 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1867 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Jane Hudson, born in 1873 in England.
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Thomas McGaffin's household
Thomas
McGaffin
Head
Jane
McGaffin
Wife
Alexander
McGaffin
Son
John
McGaffin
Son
James
McGaffin
Son
Robert
McGaffin
Son
Jane
Hudson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | McGaffin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | McGaffin | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McGaffin | Wife | - | 53 | 1828 | Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McGaffin | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | McGaffin | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | McGaffin | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Robert | McGaffin | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Hudson | Granddaughter | - | 8 | 1873 | England |
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