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Household of William Macgill (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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 Macgill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macgill, born in 1843 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Ann Macgill, born in 1852 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Packen (born 1874 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John Alexander (born 1880 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Jessie A (born 1853 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Macgill's household

Male

William

Macgill

Head
Female

Helen Ann

Macgill

Wife
Female

Mary Packen

Macgill

Daughter
Female

Helen

Macgill

Daughter
Male

John Alexander

Macgill

Son
Female

Jessie A

Paterson

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Keith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Macgill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macgill

Head

Married

38

1843

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen Ann

Macgill

Wife

Married

29

1852

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary Packen

Macgill

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Macgill

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Alexander

Macgill

Son

-

1

1880

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Paterson

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Keith

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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