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Household of William McColm (born 1835, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 McColm and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McColm, born in 1835 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet McColm, born in 1836 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1870 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1877 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Nellie McColm, born in 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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William McColm's household
William
McColm
Head
Janet
McColm
Wife
John
McColm
Son
Andrew
McColm
Son
Samuel
McColm
Son
Janet
McColm
Daughter
Robert
McColm
Son
Thomas
McColm
Son
Nellie
McColm
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | McColm |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | McColm | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McColm | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | McColm | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | McColm | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | McColm | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McColm | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Robert | McColm | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | McColm | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Nellie | McColm | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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