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Household of William McCartney (born 1844, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, 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 McCartney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McCartney, born in 1844 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Cathern McCartney, born in 1854 in Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1876 in Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father-In-Law, Donald (born 1810 in Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1823 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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William McCartney's household

Male

William

McCartney

Head
Female

Cathern

McCartney

Wife
Male

James

McCartney

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McCartney

Daughter
Male

John

McCartney

Son
Male

George

McCartney

Son
Male

Donald

McBride

Father-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

McBride

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McCartney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McCartney

Head

Married

37

1844

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Cathern

McCartney

Wife

Married

27

1854

Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland

James

McCartney

Son

-

5

1876

Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCartney

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McCartney

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McCartney

Son

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Donald

McBride

Father-In-Law

Married

71

1810

Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McBride

Mother-In-Law

Married

58

1823

Argyllshire, Scotland

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