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Household of William McGhie (born 1817, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 McGhie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGhie, born in 1817 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes McGhie, born in 1835 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1866 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander R (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes A (born 1873 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Isabella Steel, born in 1858 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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William McGhie's household

Male

William

McGhie

Head
Female

Agnes

McGhie

Wife
Female

Isabella

Steel

Step Daughter
Male

William

McGhie

Son
Male

Alexander R

McGhie

Son
Female

Agnes A

McGhie

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McGhie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGhie

Head

Married

64

1817

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McGhie

Wife

Married

46

1835

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Steel

Step Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

McGhie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander R

McGhie

Son

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes A

McGhie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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