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Household of Thomas McMeikan (born 1836, 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 McMeikan and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McMeikan, born in 1836 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1874 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grandson, John (born 1881 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1881 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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Thomas McMeikan's household
Thomas
McMeikan
Head
Margaret
McMeikan
Daughter
Jane
McMeikan
Daughter
Elizabeth
McMeikan
Daughter
John
McMeikan
Grandson
Janet
McMeikan
Granddaughter
Andrew
McMeikan
Son
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | McMeikan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| 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 | McMeikan | Head | Widower | 45 | 1836 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McMeikan | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McMeikan | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McMeikan | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | McMeikan | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McMeikan | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | McMeikan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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