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Household of Thomas McIlwraith (born 1824, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkinner, 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 McIlwraith and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McIlwraith, born in 1824 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret McIlwraith, born in 1838 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary C (born 1874 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Annie Mcg (born 1878 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Margaret (born 1816 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Thomas's -, John (born 1860 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Thomas McIlwraith's household

Male

Thomas

McIlwraith

Head
Female

Margaret

McIlwraith

Wife
Female

Mary C

McIlwraith

Daughter
Female

Helen

McIlwraith

Daughter
Male

William

McIlwraith

Son
Female

Annie Mcg

McIlwraith

Daughter
Female

Jane

McIlwraith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Visitor
Male

John

McCutcheon

-
Female

Margaret

Kelly

Servant
Female

Agnes

Burns

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McIlwraith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McIlwraith

Head

Married

57

1824

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

McIlwraith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary C

McIlwraith

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

McIlwraith

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McIlwraith

Son

-

4

1877

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie Mcg

McIlwraith

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

McIlwraith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Visitor

Widow

65

1816

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

McCutcheon

-

Unmarried

21

1860

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kelly

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Burns

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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