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Household of William McGill (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 McGill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGill, born in 1816 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane McGill, born in 1826 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Ireland), William (born 1859 in Ireland) and Helen (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, Cosby (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Samuel (born 1806 in Ireland).


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William McGill's household

Male

William

McGill

Head
Female

Mary Jane

McGill

Wife
Male

Thomas

McGill

Son
Male

William

McGill

Son
Female

Helen

McGill

Daughter
Male

Cosby

McGill

Grandson
Male

Samuel

Andrews

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McGill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGill

Head

Married

65

1816

Ireland

Mary Jane

McGill

Wife

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Thomas

McGill

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

William

McGill

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Helen

McGill

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cosby

McGill

Grandson

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Andrews

Boarder

Widower

75

1806

Ireland

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