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Household of Thomas McGill (born 1852, Midlothian)

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.

Thomas McGill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McGill, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine McGill, born in 1853 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas McGill's household

Male

Thomas

McGill

Head
Female

Catherine

McGill

Wife
Female

Mary

McGill

Daughter
Female

Janet

McGill

Daughter
Male

James

McGill

Son
Male

John

McGill

Son
Female

Ann

McGill

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McGill

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McGill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McGill

Head

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

McGill

Wife

Married

28

1853

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

McGill

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

McGill

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McGill

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McGill

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

McGill

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

McGill

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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