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Household of Thomas McGillray (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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 McGillray and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McGillray, born in 1852 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet McGillray, born in 1856 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Cicilia (born 1875 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Maggie Patterson, born in 1861 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.


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Thomas McGillray's household

Male

Thomas

McGillray

Head
Female

Janet

McGillray

Wife
Female

Cicilia

McGillray

Daughter
Male

William

McGillray

Son
Male

Thomas

McGillray

Son
Female

Maggie

Patterson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McGillray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McGillray

Head

Married

29

1852

Fife, Scotland

Janet

McGillray

Wife

Married

25

1856

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Cicilia

McGillray

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

William

McGillray

Son

-

4

1877

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

McGillray

Son

-

2

1879

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Patterson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

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