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Household of Thomas McWhirter (born 1805, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, 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 McWhirter and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McWhirter, born in 1805 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret McWhirter, born in 1815 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1841 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1847 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Granddaughter, Agnes (born 1870 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas's Granddaughter, Maggie (born 1874 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Margaret (born 1793 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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Thomas McWhirter's household
Thomas
McWhirter
Head
Margaret
McWhirter
Wife
Helen
McWhirter
Daughter
Alexander
McWhirter
Son
Agnes
McWhirter
Granddaughter
Maggie
McWhirter
Granddaughter
Margaret
Stewart
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | McWhirter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 76 |
| Birth year | 1805 |
| Birth place | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | McWhirter | Head | Married | 76 | 1805 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McWhirter | Wife | Married | 66 | 1815 | Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Helen | McWhirter | Daughter | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McWhirter | Son | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McWhirter | Granddaughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McWhirter | Granddaughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Stewart | Boarder | Widow | 88 | 1793 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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