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Household of William McCandless (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 McCandless and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McCandless, born in 1852 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane McCandless, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James R (born 1878 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, David Craig, born in 1858 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William McCandless's household

Male

William

McCandless

Head
Female

Jane

McCandless

Wife
Male

John

McCandless

Son
Male

James R

McCandless

Son
Male

David

Craig

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McCandless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McCandless

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Jane

McCandless

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

John

McCandless

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James R

McCandless

Son

-

3

1878

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Craig

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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