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Household of William McCrea (born 1826, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 McCrea and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McCrea, born in 1826 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane McCrea, born in 1832 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1856 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1858 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1862 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1865 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Meffie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Nellie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1855 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William McCrea's household

Male

William

McCrea

Head
Female

Jane

McCrea

Wife
Male

William

McCrea

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McCrea

Daughter
Female

Jane

McCrea

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McCrea

Son
Male

James

McCrea

Son
Female

Meffie

McCrea

Daughter
Female

Nellie

McCrea

Daughter
Female

Mary

McCrea

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McCrea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McCrea

Head

Married

55

1826

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

McCrea

Wife

Married

49

1832

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McCrea

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCrea

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

McCrea

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hugh

McCrea

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McCrea

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Meffie

McCrea

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nellie

McCrea

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McCrea

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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