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Household of William Ferguson (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, 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 Ferguson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ferguson, born in 1843 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Ferguson, born in 1846 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1872 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother-In-Law, John McVean, born in 1864 in Beanhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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William Ferguson's household

Male

William

Ferguson

Head
Female

Agnes

Ferguson

Wife
Male

George

Ferguson

Son
Female

Agnes

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

John

McVean

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ferguson

Head

Married

38

1843

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ferguson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Ferguson

Son

-

9

1872

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ferguson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Ferguson

Son

-

3

1878

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

McVean

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

17

1864

Beanhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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