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Household of William McGaw (born 1834, Wigtownshire)

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 McGaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGaw, born in 1834 in Drummore, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGaw, born in 1838 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen Jane (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie H (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie Sarah (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William T (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Nevina (born 1862 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Nephew, William (born 1868 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William McGaw's household

Male

William

McGaw

Head
Female

Margaret

McGaw

Wife
Male

Alexander

McGaw

Son
Female

Helen Jane

McGaw

Daughter
Female

Annie H

McGaw

Daughter
Female

Maggie Sarah

McGaw

Daughter
Male

William T

McGaw

Son
Female

Nevina

Lawrie

Niece
Male

William

Lawrie

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name McGaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGaw

Head

Married

47

1834

Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

McGaw

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Jane

McGaw

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie H

McGaw

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie Sarah

McGaw

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William T

McGaw

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nevina

Lawrie

Niece

Unmarried

19

1862

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Lawrie

Nephew

-

13

1868

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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