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Household of William McGavin (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 McGavin and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGavin, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mcl McGavin, born in 1845 in England. They had 5 children; George (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elesabeth (born 1874 in West Calder, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Norman (born 1876 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, Norman (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, May (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McGavin's household

Male

William

McGavin

Head
Female

Catherine Mcl

McGavin

Wife
Male

George

McGavin

Son
Male

James

McGavin

Son
Female

Elesabeth

McGavin

Daughter
Male

Norman

McGavin

Son
Female

Margaret

McGavin

Daughter
Male

Norman

McLeod

Brother-In-Law
Female

May

Burges

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McGavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGavin

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine Mcl

McGavin

Wife

Married

36

1845

England

George

McGavin

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McGavin

Son

-

9

1872

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elesabeth

McGavin

Daughter

-

7

1874

West Calder, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Norman

McGavin

Son

-

5

1876

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGavin

Daughter

-

3

1878

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Norman

McLeod

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

May

Burges

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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