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Household of Thomas McGhee (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Thomas McGhee and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McGhee, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen McGhee, born in 1836 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland), Eleanor Mcgregor (born 1858 in Midlothian, Scotland), John A (born 1867 in Midlothian, Scotland), Francis (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret E (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Ellen Rait, born in 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas McGhee's household

Male

Thomas

McGhee

Head
Female

Ellen

McGhee

Wife
Male

Thomas

McGhee

Son
Female

Eleanor Mcgregor

Rait

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Rait

Granddaughter
Male

John A

McGhee

Son
Male

Francis

McGhee

Son
Female

Jane

McGhee

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

McGhee

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McGhee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McGhee

Head

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

McGhee

Wife

Married

45

1836

Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

McGhee

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

Eleanor Mcgregor

Rait

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Rait

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

John A

McGhee

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Midlothian, Scotland

Francis

McGhee

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

McGhee

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret E

McGhee

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

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