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Household of William C Muir (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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.

William C Muir and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Muir, born in 1843 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Jane Muir, born in 1852 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander C (born 1873 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1879 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William C's Visitor, Elizabeth Brown, born in 1865 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William C Muir's household

Male

William C

Muir

Head
Female

Jane

Muir

Wife
Male

Alexander C

Muir

Son
Female

Mary

Muir

Daughter
Male

William

Muir

Son
Male

Joseph

Muir

Son
Female

Jane

Muir

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) William C
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Muir

Head

Married

38

1843

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Muir

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander C

Muir

Son

-

8

1873

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Muir

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Muir

Son

-

3

1878

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Joseph

Muir

Son

-

2

1879

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Muir

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brown

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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